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Costco October Sales Beat Expectations

CHICAGO – Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday said worldwide sales rose 10 percent in October at stores open at least a year, helped by strong demand for food and pricey gasoline. Analysts on average had expected a 7.9 percent increase, according to estimates compiled by Reuters. The largest U.S. …

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Chavez Looking for Showdown

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez (search), emboldened by thousands of anti-American protesters, is getting a rare chance to stand up to his adversary, George W. Bush (search), with promises to keep the president from reviving talks on a free trade area stretching from Alaska to Argentina. …

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IRS: Please Pay Taxes Electronically

NEW YORK – Uncle Sam wants you to pay your taxes — simply. The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday launched a national campaign to urge individuals, tax preparers and small businesses to pay taxes electronically via the government’s Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, or EFTPS. Don Hammond, the Treasury’s fiscal assistant …

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