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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. (PRESS RELEASE - November 18, 2008) - Small retailers want quick answers to three important questions: “What’s selling?” “Who’s buying?” And “How can I save and make more money?” To help answer those questions, Intuit Inc.

(Nasdaq: INTU) unveiled a new, expanded line of easy-to-use and affordable solutions for retailers that provide a better and easier alternative to the antiquated cash register.

A senior International Monetary Fund official has praised Kazakhstan, an early victim of the global credit crunch, for its handling of the crisis.

If Dreamworks Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is right, you'll soon be out shopping for the latest in designer glasses. 3D glasses that is.

Woolworths Group PLC's shares fell 13 percent Wednesday after the company confirmed it is considering selling its retail business.

Russia spent $57.5 billion from its foreign currency reserves in September and October to support the declining ruble during the financial crisis, the Central Bank chief revealed Wednesday.

While two of the Detroit Three have no new models to unveil at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford Motor Co. stayed in and will show off a revamped midsize car that is an example of how serious it is about gas mileage and about clawing its way back into the car business.

British credit agency Experian PLC said Wednesday its net profit rose 15 percent in the first half on strong growth in Latin America and a successful cost savings program.

The head of Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, said Wednesday that while the immediate liquidity crisis may be receding, global leaders must now find ways to bolster their faltering economies.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday poor countries like his must continue speaking with one voice in the Doha round of global trade talks to ensure their competitiveness with developed countries.

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