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More shoes showing up under Christmas tree

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Shoes are coming out of the closet and landing under the Christmas tree. They're a top seller this holiday season - a big feat considering most years they don't even make gift lists. Laranda Williams, 39, used to

Subdued mood on the last holiday shopping weekend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writers ATLANTA (AP) - Christmas shoppers thronged malls and pounced on discounts but apparently spent less this year, their spirits dampened by concerns about the economy and the aftermath of shootings and storms. Talk about more than just the

Airports trade layover horror for 'terminal bliss'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it can seem more like passing through the gates of Shangri-la to find spas, yoga studios, luxury shopping

Airports trade layover horror for 'terminal bliss'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

Alabama terror case could hinge on relationships

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and JAY REEVESAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The terrorism case against an Alabama man accused of planning to wage violent jihad in Africa may hinge on just how well he knew a man on the FBI's most-wanted terrorist list. Federal prosecutors portrayed Randy Wilson

Feds, shuttered NM peanut butter plant reach deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A peanut butter plant shuttered by a widespread salmonella outbreak has been given the go ahead to start harvesting a bumper crop of prized eastern New Mexico Valencia peanuts next week under an agreement that ends a tense, monthslong

Christmas comes slowly to austerity-hit Europe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - Across Europe, holiday "shoppers" this season are doing more browsing than buying. Retailers remain hopeful for a last-minute burst of Christmas consumerism, and some governments are encouraging it by allowing stores to open on Sunday. But with

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By The Associated Press ___ Top business story in 2012: Sluggish global economy This would be the year when the global economy finally regained its vigor. At least that's what many had hoped. It didn't happen. The three largest economies - the United States, China and Japan - struggled

Groupon buys online service CommerceInterface

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

CHICAGO (AP) - Online deals company Groupon says it will buy online retail manager CommerceInterface for an undisclosed amount. Groupon said Friday that the acquisition of the Salt Lake City-based company will help it manage Groupon Goods, an e-commerce business that sells products from thousands

Signs suggest better economy if 'cliff' is averted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh signs of a strengthening U.S. economy on Friday suggested that if Congress and the White House can avert the "fiscal cliff," the economic recovery might finally accelerate in 2013. Consumers spent and earned more in November. And for a