Even as the overall retail picture seems dour, online stores and analysts are more optimistic

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China Real Estate, ZST Digital IPOs to gauge state of US investors’ taste for Asia investments

2 IPOs to signal US desire for China investments

NEW YORK — Two Chinese IPOs expected to start trading this week are going to be a gauge for Americans' taste for Beijing's offerings, some of which have flopped this fall.

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Extended stalling is over: Tax deadline is Thurs

Extended stalling is over: Tax deadline is Thurs

NEW YORK — It may have seemed like you had all the time in the world to file your tax return after you got that six-month extension last April. But if you still haven't sent it in, there's no more stalling.

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AP, News Corp bosses say it is time for search engines, bloggers to pay for content

AP, News Corp bosses tell search engines to pay up

BEIJING — The leaders of two of the world's major news organizations said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use news content for free to pay up.

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Paperwork angst pushes Ohio doctors, insurers to cost-cutting, streamlining Web portal

Paperwork angst drives Ohio doctor, insurer effort

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio doctors, hospitals and health care insurers said Monday they have a new weapon against the pain of paperwork.

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H&R Block reports strong fourth-quarter profit on higher bank income, tax prep fees

H&R Block reports better-than-expected 4Q profit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, reported better-than-expected profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday as higher fees and more consumer financial services income offset a decline in the number of tax returns it prepared.

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Is the market recovering? Reports from NY, Washington, London and more

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