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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is trying to create a service that gives paying subscribers unlimited access to some television shows and movies over the Internet, The Wall Street Journal reported. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence rose modestly in August and home prices gained more than expected in June, easing some worries the economy is headed for another downturn soon. Full Story »

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NEW YORK - Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in August from July, but they're still roughly as gloomy as a year ago. Full Story »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Applied Signal Technology Inc., a maker of intelligence and surveillance products, said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit increased as revenue from its network intelligence unit rose. Full Story »

IT'S OVER: British bank HSBC Holdings PLC has sold its last U.S. auto finance businesses to Spain's Santander for about $3.56 billion in cash, completing its exit from a market that cost it billions during the financial meltdown. Full Story »

Most people think retirement planning is about saving, investments, and the timing of retirement account withdrawals and Social Security benefits. Ensuring you have sufficient income is definitely one of the most important aspects of retirement planning. But so is controlling your expenses. One way you can do that is by downsizing your current lifestyle. Here is how controlling costs can help you prepare for retirement and still enjoy a nice standard of living. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The 10 banks that received the most bailout aid during the financial crisis spent over $16 million on lobbying efforts in the first half of 2010, as the debate over financial regulatory reform reached its height. Full Story »

RESULTS: Carrefour SA says its three-year turnaround plan is "profoundly changing" the French retailer, which returned to a profit of euro82 million ($104 million) in the first half from a year-ago loss. Full Story »

CHICAGO - The economy is weakening, home sales are plunging and stocks are on a long slide. Now comes something even scarier for investors — the beginning of what is traditionally the worst month in the market. Full Story »

SHERMAN, Texas - A Dallas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in two oil and gas schemes that defrauded 7,700 investors out of about $535 million. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Temporarily extending tax cuts for the rich opens the door to permanent tax cuts and that is something the United States cannot afford, an economic advisor to President Barack Obama said on Tuesday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Hyundai Motor America says the automaker will shift manufacturing of its Santa Fe SUV beginning this fall from its plant in Alabama to one in Georgia run by Kia Motor Manufacturing. Full Story »

The campus visit is important to business school applicants because it can enhance their application and give them a sense of where they might one day earn their MBA. Although most experts agree that visitors should not get hung up on garnering face time with the busy admissions committee, some programs go as far as aiding them with their application, says Sam Kang, director of admissions for the full-time MBA/MS programs at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business (Smith Full-Time MBA Profile). Full Story »