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Costco Announces Special $7 Cash Dividend
Intel Receives State Department Award for Work in Vietnam
Oil Rises on Hopes of Avoiding Fiscal Cliff
Mortgage Rates Remain Near Record Lows
Pending Home Sales at 2007 Level
GDP Increase Estimated at 2.7% for Third Quarter
Retailers Report Weak Sales Gains for November
TiVo's Third Quarter Stronger Than Expected
Italy Claims Google Failed to Declare Millions
Report: LivingSocial to Lay Off Up to 9% Of Work Force
White House, Congress Talk as Fiscal Cliff Nears
Hostess Says It Has More Than 100 Interested Buyers
Microsoft Prices Pro Version of Surface at $899
Royal Bank of Canada Posts Record Annual Income
Dollar Falls on Hopes of Budget Deal
Nokia Files Suit Against Research In Motion
Gold Primed to Gain If Budget Talks Fail, Analyst Says
NCR to Buy Retalix in $650 Million Deal