Amway angling for a comeback in US - AP - 15 minutes ago
Once a household name and reputedly the key to great fortune for modern salesmen hoping to live out a Horatio Alger myth, the Amway brand faded from the American market years ago, tarnished by legal and regulatory problems.

Alticor sales from 2001-08 at a glance - AP - 17 minutes ago
Direct-seller Alticor Inc., which does business around the world as Amway and Amway Global, says it expects its sales to reach $8 billion this year, nearly twice as much as in 2001.

SanFran airport to feature carbon offset kiosks - AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
San Francisco International Airport is planning to give guilt-ridden travelers a chance to offset the air pollution emitted from their plane rides.

Federal regulators OK hotly debated track sale - AP - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Federal regulators on Wednesday conditionally approved the hotly debated sale of a 200-mile railway line that arcs around Chicago and runs through dozens of suburban communities that fiercely opposed the deal.

Fed grants GMAC ability to seek bailout funds - AP - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
The Federal Reserve gave an early Christmas present to General Motors' finance arm, allowing the ailing provider of auto loans to qualify for the government's $700 billion rescue fund.

New York Times Nov. ad revenue drops 20.9 percent - AP - Wed 8:25 pm ET
The New York Times Co. said Wednesday that advertising revenue dropped 20.9 percent in November from a year ago, as the financial crisis prompted steep declines in classified and national ad spending.

US auto ills travel south to Mexico - AP - Wed 8:23 pm ET
The U.S. auto bailout lifts the threat of imminent collapse from plants that have been a steady source of jobs in Mexico. But the rescue, backed by American taxpayers, is likely to slow investment in Mexico's auto industry, one of the fastest growing in the world.

Holiday season magnifies shoppers' frugality - AP - Wed 7:41 pm ET
After limping through a holiday season expected to be the worst in decades, the nation's stores made it to Christmas with little to celebrate.

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