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  • Job-seekers are seen at the El Monte Community Center where a job fair was held on Friday, June 21, 2013.
  • A measure of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits has fallen to its lowest level in almost six years.
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economy, business
  • Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, at the introduction of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite personal devices, in Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.
  • Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for $250 million.
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business
  • JetBlue released this image of a lie-flat sleeper seat that the airline will offer on certain transcontinental routes.
  • JetBlue will soon offer seats that convert into lie-flat beds on certain transcontinental routes next year.
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airline, airplane, travel, business
  • Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere lost access to CBS programming on Friday.
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television, business
  • Job-seekers are seen at the El Monte Community Center where a job fair was held on Friday, June 21, 2013.
  • U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July. The gain was still enough to help lower the unemployment rate to 7.4 percent.
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economy, business
  • In this Oct. 1, 2011 file photo, a Netflix DVD envelope and Netflix on-screen television menu are shown in Surfside, Fla.
  • Netflix's latest attraction will enable families and other people sharing the same account to set up separate identities.
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business
  • A house for sale is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Rates on fixed mortgages ticked up but are still low by historical standards, a trend that has helped the housing market.
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economy, housing market, business
  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.
  • Facebook has found redemption in the form of a soaring stock price.
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facebook, technology, wall street, business
  • FILE- In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013, file photo, Jeff Caldwell, 29, right, a chassis assembly line supervisor, checks a vehicle on the assembly line at the Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit.
  • The U.S. economy grew from April through June at a modest seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percent.
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economy, jobs, business
  • This publicity image released by CBS shows Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer for CBS Corporation during the TCA Summer Press Tour 2013, on July 29, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Time Warner Cable and CBS extended their negotiating window to Friday after TWC threatened to drop CBS stations Monday.
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business
  • The Amazon website appears in this undated file photo.
  • There's good news for those looking for jobs. Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has 7,000 positions in 13 states to fill.
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san bernardino county, jobs, business
  • A sign for employment is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 24,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 334,000.
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jobs, economy, business
  • It's a 'seller's market' in California. Home prices throughout the state are bouncing back at a record pace.
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economy, housing market, business, rudabeh shahbazi
  • In this July 12, 2013, photo an Outsource to Detroit banner from Galaxe Solutions is seen on a Detroit building.
  • Detroit has become the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, as the emergency manager filed for Chapter 9 protection.
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jobs, economy, business
  • Twinkies are seen in this undated file photo.
  • Boxes of Twinkies have returned to store shelves, but the spongy yellow cake may be a bit smaller than people remember.
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food, business
  • A sign for employment is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000.
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jobs, economy, business
  • People are seen standing in line for a job fair in the Los Angeles area in this undated photo.
  • U.S. employers added 195,000 jobs in June and hiring was more robust in the two previous months than earlier estimated.
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jobs, economy, business
  • A Southern California Walgreens store is shown in this undated file photo.
  • The Walgreens pharmacy chain agreed to pay $80 million to settle federal allegations of illegal drug sales.
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business
  • Twinkies are seen in this undated file photo.
  • Hostess, under new owners, is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to store shelves on July 15.
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food, business
  • Lynda Brackenridge is seen before and after contracting hepatitis A in these photos provided by her attorneys.
  • The first lawsuit has been filed stemming from the hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen berries sold at Costco stores.
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recall, food, business, elex michaelson
  • Lynda Brackenridge is seen before and after contracting hepatitis A in these photos provided by her attorneys.
  • The first lawsuit has been filed stemming from the hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen berries sold at Costco stores.
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recall, food, business
  • A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen landing at Los Angeles International Airport in this undated file photo.
  • United's 787 Dreamliner jets are officially back in service after being grounded for four months because battery issues.
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airline, airplane, business
  • Air travelers wait for their bags at a luggage carousel at Los Angeles International Airport in this undated file photo.
  • Flying can be a headache but a new travel survey says passenger satisfaction is the highest it's been in 5 years.
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airline, travel, business
  • A suitcase makes its way around a baggage carousel in this undated file photo.
  • Flying can be a headache, but a new air travel survey says passenger satisfaction is the highest it's been in 5 years.
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airline, travel, business
  • The Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., is seen in this undated photo.
  • The Honda Center has announced that it's planning to hire more than 500 employees for its food and beverage services.
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anaheim ducks, construction, business
  • An Abercrombie & Fitch store is shown in this undated file photo.
  • An online petition is under way against Abercrombie & Fitch following some controversial remarks from the company's CEO.
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fashion, business, darsha philips
  • An Abercrombie & Fitch store is shown in this undated file photo.
  • An online petition is under way against Abercrombie & Fitch following some controversial remarks from the company's CEO.
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fashion, business
  • An Abercrombie & Fitch awning is shown in this undated file photo.
  • An online petition is under way against Abercrombie & Fitch following some controversial remarks from the company's CEO.
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fashion, business
  • PepsiCo is catching some heat for a Mountain Dew ad thats being criticized for portraying racial stereotypes.
  • PepsiCo is catching some heat for a Mountain Dew ad that's being criticized for portraying racial stereotypes.
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television, business
  • Twinkie the Kid is seen on the window of a Hostess outlet store in Glendale on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • Good news for people who are missing their Hostess treats. The treats could be back on store shelves as soon as July.
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finance, economy, food, business
  • A Burger King employee gets ready to make a delivery in this undated file photo.
  • Burger King is trying something new: Whoppers delivered right to your door.
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food, business
  • A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen landing at Los Angeles International Airport in this undated file photo.
  • The FAA has lifted the grounding order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners after approving a fix for the plane's batteries.
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airline, airplane, business
  • American Airlines planes at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
  • American Airlines has restored their computer system following a glitch that grounded planes for hours across the nation.
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airplane, airline, los angeles international airport, faa, business, rob hayes
  • An airplane is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday ordered safety inspections of about 1,000 Boeing 737 planes.
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faa, airplane, business
  • The new Mexican Barbie doll is sparking outrage, with some critics calling it an offensive depiction of Mexican culture.
  • The new 'Mexican Barbie' doll is sparking outrage, with some critics calling it an offensive depiction of Mexican culture.
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business