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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