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Borders says it will postpone January payments to many vendors to conserve cash, though the move may do no more than delay a prepackaged bankruptcy or breakup of the company.

Frustrated by the poor economy and mounting debt loads, retail chains are increasingly putting all or part of themselves on the discount rack. It's a trend that shows no sign of letting up. Talbots Inc. (TLB), a retailer whose shares have more than doubled this year, today agreed to sell...

Most big company job cuts come from workers at stores and in factories. People who work in the accounting, PR, and administrative positions in headquarters' operations are rarely part of downsizing. Their jobs are supposed to be essential to running a public company. That has changed in the last...

As the market tries to come to terms with the state of the economy, the financial, the auto and the housing sectors, as well as digest the different bailout and stimulus plans, investors continue to find value and growth stocks appropriate for long-term investors. Here are a few picks from...