NEW YORK — Generous discounts lured Americans to stores and online for holiday gifts in November, providing cheer and delivering the best gains for retailers in four years. That raises hopes, already buoyed by reports of crowded malls and early ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp.’s third-quarter net income rose 22.6 percent, helped by strong improvements in its credit card business and expansion into food. The cheap-chic retailer on Wednesday also projected a strong holiday, saying it expects an important ...

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tests have revealed high levels of lead in children’s products sold at Walmart and Target, a consumer group working with the California attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The Oakland, Calif.-based Center for Environmental Health, which commissioned ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. says it will begin carrying four models of Apple Inc.’s iPad, starting at $499. The nation’s second-largest discount chain says it will start selling touchscreen tablet computer Oct. 3. The iPad will be covered under the ...

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NEW YORK — Target Corp. is counting on driving customers into its stores in the coming months with two weapons: a 5 percent discount for its store credit-card holders and an emphasis on food. Even with those, the company offered ...

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NEW YORK — Stocks have ended a seesaw day with a modest advance after investors found some pluses in the day’s retail earnings reports. There was little to motivate investors a day after a stream of improving economic numbers restored ...

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