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People flocked to buy video games in October despite a drop in consumer confidence to a historic low, spending $1.31 billion in U.S. retail stores on hardware, software and accessories. That’s a gain of 18 percent from the same…

October video game sales jump 18 percent 

A top Republican senator says he will fight a Democratic plan to bail out U.S. automakers. The opposition by Sen. Richard Shelby and other GOP lawmakers raises doubts about whether the plan will pass in this week’s postelection…

Top Republican senator opposes automaker bailout 

Singer Rod Stewart headlined a star-studded bash for Prince Charles’ birthday party Saturday in England. The pop star – known for songs such as “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and “Maggie May” – performed at a party given by Charles’ wife,…

Rod Stewart plays UK prince’s 60th birthday bash 

Michael Moore shifts focus of new film to economy

Movie studio executives on Friday presented the best-case scenario for a winter holiday surge in the purchase of high-definition Blu-ray players as their best hope to keep the U.S. home video market’s decline from accelerating…

Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood?

More than 45 years ago, primatologist Jane Goodall observed wild chimpanzees making and using tools — a finding that dramatically changed the field of primate research. Goodall discusses her career and what lies ahead in the field of evolutionary science.

Goodall Reflects On A Lifetime Of Chimp Research

General Motors, with dire warnings, is seeking a bailout, but skeptics point to the benefits of bankruptcy, which can offer a new start.

News Analysis: G.M.’s Troubles Stir Question of Bankruptcy vs. a Bailout

Authorities have identified an Oklahoma woman fatally shot in Louisiana after a Ku Klux Klan initiation. The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s office said Wednesday that the woman was 43-year-old Cynthia C. Lynch of Tulsa. Sheriff…

Okla. woman killed after La. KKK rite identified 

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Best Buy, the No. 1 electronics retailer, cut its full-year profit forecast Wednesday, citing continued weakness in consumer spending that it says has been exacerbated by the “recent turmoil in the financial markets.” 

Best Buy: ‘Most difficult climate we’ve ever seen’

Shares of General Growth Properties plunged Tuesday after the giant real estate investment trust disclosed that it was having difficulty dealing with its debt and warned that it might not continue as a going concern. The company, which holds ownership stakes in more than 200 shopping malls, said it had $1.1 billion in short-term debt coming

General Growth’s Stock Dives on Bankruptcy Fears

 A layer of ice and nearly a foot of snow made some Nebraska highways treacherous Tuesday, part of a storm system that also interfered with Minnesota schools. The National Weather Service posted winter weather advisories covering…

Ice, snow make travel treacherous on Plains 

President-elect Obama’s advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to…

Obama planning US trials for Guantanamo detainees

If you want a machine for light use, a light price and a light weight, a netbook is worth a try. Here are minireviews of four netbooks.

Netbooks Come Into Their Own

CB Richard Ellis: Steep Revenue Drop in the Third Quarter

As snowfall neared 4 feet in the Black Hills and winds gusting higher than 50 mph continued to howl, state officials had a simple message for anyone thinking of trying to drive in western South Dakota’s blizzard: Don’t. And…

Blizzard pummels South Dakota, stranding motorists 

Without Google’s muscle behind it, Yahoo’s chances for digging out of a long slump are looking even poorer, making it appear more likely that the company will turn to Microsoft or AOL to help weather the economic downturn. Yahoo…

Without Google’s help, Yahoo’s options limited

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