June 22, 2009
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something to worry a...
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June 21, 2009
GREENSBORO — Like many small car dealerships across America, City Motors is a family business. Leonard Cranford opened the dealership almost 40 years ago. His son, Mike, followed — his workplace since high school. They weathered gas crises, co...
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Distressed properties — foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, bank-owned and short sale properties — represent an estimated 40 percent to 50 percent of all home being sold today in major U.S. markets. In fact, it is estimated that 8 million U.S. pro...
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June 19, 2009
For those on a tight budget (and who isn’t these days), you can still get your dad something that’s pretty cool for $10 and under in the Triad for Father’s Day.Examples:* Sears has a 500-watt Craftsman portable halogen worklight for $9.9...
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Forget fun and sun.This is the smartphone summer.Apple today will begin selling the latest version of the iPhone, a device that does everything from placing calls to playing music. The debut comes on the heels of rival Palm's Pre, which went on sale two w...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Car shoppers could take advantage of government incentives worth up to $4,500 this summer to send their old gas guzzler to the scrap heap in favor of a more fuel-efficient new vehicle.President Barack Obama is expected to sign into...
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June 18, 2009
Gloria Johnson says she and her husband will be taking a vacation and paying off some purchases after winning $137,024 playing the "Carolina Cash 5."The Trinity resident played numbers that had a special family significance in Wednesday's drawin...
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June 17, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Rachel Weeks had to hop off the phone for a lunch appointment Tuesday. “I’m sorry, I’ll just call back later,” said the 24-year-old Greensboro native and president of School House, a company founded on fair wages for...
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Little gets on a parent's nerves more on a steamy summer day than a hot, irritable child complaining of boredom.With less money for seaside vacations or expensive camp programs this year, parents might want to invest in a few outdoor summer toys that will...
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June 15, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM -- Ernest Edwards won nearly $300,000 playing North Carolina's "Carolina Cash 5" lottery game based on numbers that have a special family significance.The Winston-Salem resident matched all five numbers in the June 13 drawing...
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June 12, 2009
Consumer Reports magazine rates the best sunscreens so you won't get burned at the cash register. Two products in the SPF (sun-protection factor) 45-plus category that were "best buys," according to the magazine, were Walgreens' Continuous Spray...
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June 11, 2009
CONOVER (MCT) — The parent company of retailer Boyles Distinctive Furniture has filed for bankruptcy protection. Hendricks Furniture Group and sister company Classic Moving and Storage filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Wednesday. Hendricks Fur...
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June 10, 2009
GREENSBORO — AT&T today announced the activation of a new cell site in Greensboro, which the company says will improve coverage for homes and businesses surrounding Lake Townsend.This site is the first of six new sites planned for the Greensboro...
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Save $1,000 in four weeks: Can you do it? Ramit Sethi thinks so.The Stanford graduate is on a personal finance mission. He's got a popular blog, write-ups in the Wall Street Journal and other high-profile business pubs, as well as a New York Times best-se...
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June 9, 2009
HINGHAM, Mass. — Women's clothing retailer Talbots says it will sell the J. Jill brand to a private equity firm for $75 million, a fraction of the $517 million it paid to acquire the brand in 2006. Hingham-based Talbots announced the sale Monday to...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half and lowered some laptops by $300 Monday, the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year and a half ago.With co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs absent...
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June 6, 2009
GREENSBORO — Efforts to establish a manual to guide downtown development could take another step forward at a public hearing Monday. However, an attorney for several unidentified property owners has asked the Greensboro Zoning Commission to delay t...
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June 5, 2009
If you're looking to buy a fine dinnerware set without spending a big chunk of change, you might want to check out Replacements Ltd.'s huge sidewalk sale June 26-28. The sale will feature discounts up to 75 percent. Lenox china and Johnson Brothers pieces...
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June 3, 2009
A Greensboro gas station has agreed to pay more than $5,400 in refunds and penalties to resolve allegations that it gouged customers by charging $5.199 a gallon on Sept. 11 and 12 last year. State Attorney General Roy Cooper announced the settlement today...
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Melissa Garcia was frustrated by Old Navy's scanty coupon offerings, she didn't just complain to the store. She vented on a message board tied to her blog consumerqueen.com, which is read by at least 30,000 people each month and...
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May 31, 2009
GREENSBORO — Rosalyn Womack might be tired, but these swatches of red, purple and brown fabric energize her. Within a few hours, she can make a halter dress with an empire waist and an A-line skirt. Maybe a flirty off-the-shoulder top or a boatneck...
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May 29, 2009
GREENSBORO — Stuart Fitzpatrick is feeling the economic pinch like many business owners these days. But he still sees customers of all stripes at his recently relocated music store in Greensboro.
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May 28, 2009
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. will give away a free doughnut to all its customers on June 5, which is National Doughnut Day. No purchase is necessary; the offer is good for one doughnut per customer. To find a participating store near you, visit www.krispyk...
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May 27, 2009
The piles may be daunting, but it’s worth the digging. In 4 tons of other people’s trash, a true scavenger can find perfectly good coffee makers, cork boards, leopard-print pumps, televisions, tiki torches and a miniature putting green. One ye...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Out of work since December, Kathleen Hewes quickly realized a 14-year family tradition at the Delaware shore would have to come to an end in 2009."We decided in January we couldn't afford it," Hewes said of her now one...
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