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In a decision that probably won't generate very many complaints, Walmart executives have decided to stop its longstanding practice of keeping store greeters on duty around the clock.  There are no greeters after 10 PM.

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For a die-hard shopper, there’s little more frustrating than buying something at full-price, only to see it go on sale shortly thereafter.

To ward that off, retailing giant JC Penney has announced that starting Feb. 1, it’s discounting all merchandise by at least 40 percent — permanently.

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The new owner of the Houston Astros, Jim Crane, is revealing the changes he's going to make, and some of the changes he's just thinking about, including a new name for the team.

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If you’re starting to plan your summer vacation, you may think buying your plane tickets months ahead of time is a cost-saving move. But according to a new study, that may not necessarily be true.

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If you work in Miami, congratulations! According to a recent survey by online employment advice forum CareerBliss, you earn a living in the happiest American city in which to work.

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All good things must come to an end.  The curtain has come down on veteran actor William Shatner's long running role as the Negotiator in the popular Priceline commercials.

Just as Capt. James T. Kirk died in the line of duty, Shatner's Priceline Negotiator has now moved on to his final frontier, the "undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns."

They killed him off, but he died heroically, of course.

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If you haven’t bought stamps in awhile, you may want to stock up — they’ll cost more after this weekend.

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Texas lawmakers are denouncing President Barack Obama's decision to reject the proposed Canada-to-Texas pipeline, while environmental groups praised the move as a step toward creating clean energy jobs and decreasing U.S. dependence on oil.

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