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• Motor City has no more car dealerships
• Detroit - The last auto dealer to operate in Detroit closed its doors for good on Friday.
• California Unemployment Rate Hits 12.5 percent
• SAN FRANCISCO - California's unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in October to set another modern record.
• "GoodSearch" You Search, They Give
• Fresno, California - Donating money to a non-profit or volunteering at a charity ... May be difficult for a lot of people this holiday season. But there's a free website that is making philanthropy a whole lot easier. It's called "GoodSearch"... And every time you use it, you put money in the pocket of your favorite charity.
• California's Underground Economy
• Fresno, California - California's unemployment rate is hovering around 12% ... and in many Valley communities ... It's much higher. The lack of jobs has many going underground, just to put food on the table.
• Few Female Executives at California Firms
• DAVIS, California - A study shows the glass ceiling has not been shattered, and it may be bad for the bottom line.
• Treasury to sell warrants as 3 banks exit bailouts
• WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department will auction off warrants for three big banks that it acquired as part of the bailout program.
• Fresno Business Owner Fights to Stay Open
• Fresno, California - A Fresno business owner fighting to keep his auto repair shop open in one of Fresno's oldest neighborhoods will have to wait another two weeks to learn his fate.
• Record High Gold Prices
• Fresno, California - Investors and people struggling to make ends meet are both cashing in on something time-tested - gold. The price per ounce hit a new record on Monday, $1,144-dollars an ounce. Prices have risen 29-percent this year, which is why more and more people in the valley are foraging through their jewelry boxes to sell off items they no longer need.
• Dems: BOA wasn't forced to buy Merrill Lynch
• WASHINGTON - Democrats say the government didn't force Bank of America to buy Merrill Lynch, but Republicans say there's a cover up.
• GM Ready to Pay Back Taxpayers
• Fresno, California - General Motors has announced it lost $1.2 billion dollars since it emerged out of bankruptcy protection in July. That's the same amount it plans to repay taxpayers when it makes its first loan payment next month.
• Costco Stops Carrying Coca-Cola Products in Dispute
• Fresno, California - It's an age-old question: Pepsi or Coke? Now, Costco is making the decision for you.
• Getting Fresh Easily in the Valley
• Fresno, California - More than two decades have passed since a grocery store has been available to residents in the heart of Downtown Fresno. In two months one will finally open.

• Ex-Madoff computer programmers arrested
• Surge in Temp Jobs Point to Stronger Economy
• Disney posts surprise uptick in 4Q
• Energy use drags stock market lower
• Intel settles with AMD for $1.25B
• Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B
• Applied Materials to cut up to 1,500 jobs
• Drug industry presses FDA on online ads
• Wal-Mart opens 24 hours for Black Friday
• FedEx expects good holiday business
• Job openings stuck near record-lows
• Stocks zigzag as the dollar rises
• Former Granite Park Owner Milt Barbis Files for Bankruptcy
• Google Snaps Up Mobile Ad Startup for $750 Million
• Deadline in Google Book Deal Extended to Friday
• Kraft makes hostile bid for Cadbury
• Stocks finish with big gains
• Rent the Runway ... Rent Dresses From Major Designers
• Shell to pay $19.5M in environmental fines
• Stocks post modest gains
• Unemployment rate above 10 percent
• Jump in productivity puts job creation in doubt
• Wal-Mart offers turkey dinner on a budget
• More Layoffs at the Fresno Bee
• Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges
• Warren Buffett bets on railroads, economy
• Madoff auditor pleads guilty to fraud
• Rising commodity prices lift stocks
• General Motors sales rise 4.7 percent in October
• Walmart slashing more toy prices