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VW plans to be No. 1 car seller in the world by 2018

Is Volkswagen out of its mind?

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Paper Savings Bonds being phased out for electronic ones

U.S. Savings Bonds, long favored by gift-givers and conservative investors, are going paperless.

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Labor Day holiday travel should be up from last year

Americans will take to the roads and skies for the Labor Day holiday in greater numbers than a year ago, thanks to low gas prices and pent-up demand for air travel, experts say.

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Corporate alliances help keep state parks afloat

A visitor has to look closely to find it, but here, in a remote mountain forest of Southern California, is a sign of what's to come for state parks across the USA: Corporate logos.

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PG&E's smart meters work fine, independent study says

Consumer allegations in California that new smart meters measuring household energy use led to unfairly high bills are unfounded and the meters work just fine, an independent research group said Thursday.

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America's favorite carpool buddy: Oprah Winfrey
Shares in a private company are worth what the company says

Q: We own shares of a privately held company that's being bought by Medco Health Solutions(MHS). How much will we get paid?

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Review: Updated 2011 Honda Accord is good, but not great

Honda massaged the Accord for the 2011 model year and came up with normal cosmetic tweaks and a notable boost in fuel economy.

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Midcap funds can get investors in on the merger action

If you've ever woken up after an office party surrounded by rodeo clowns, you know that large amounts of certain substances can make you do stupid things.

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Workers bear larger share of health care premium costs

Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.

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