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    By Joseph Lazzaro

    | 11:30AM 11/04/2009
    Here's another sign that the U.S. economic recovery may be mild, not robust: The Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Index, also known as the services index, dipped to 50.6 in October from 50.9 in September, the ISM announced Wednesday. Numbers above 50 indicate an expansion in the...

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 10:00AM 11/01/2009
    The astonishing turnaround at Ford (F) has been built on three legs. The first was the company's decision to take in over $20 billion, pledging most of its assets, before the recession began in earnest. It had enough cash on hand that it did not have to turn to the government when things got bad....

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 5:19AM 1/03/2008
    The Daily Deal for January 3, 2008Did you resolve to be warmer in the new year? If you did, and you also resolved to be more "eco-senstive," REI has the jacket for you. The cushy, down-insulated Antifreeze jacket has a shell made of 88% recycled materials, fends off rain showers and snow, and is...