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Visa and MasterCard asked a judge to declare that credit-card fees paid by retailers don't violate antitrust law.
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Virgin America will launch new flights to Austin and Anchorage this year, bringing new competition for United and JetBlue.
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Is the franchise model running out of steam? Steve Joyce, Choice Hotels International president and CEO, explains how he is growing his brand and positioning his company in urban and luxury areas. "The upscale space" is the fastest growing space," he added.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest numbers on the amount of inventory held by retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers.
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General Electric is at a 52-week high, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson. General Electric executives are taking questions in regards to the sale of NBCUniversal to Comcast.
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In London, surprisingly robust sales of Lamborghinis and Ferraris depend on mass-market techniques as the super-rich spend less freely.
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Retail sales barely rose in January as tax increases and higher gasoline prices restrained spending. Separately, import and export prices rose slightly less than expected in the month.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the latest data on retail sales and trade, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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A cruise line said it is making the passengers stranded aboard a disabled ship in the Gulf of Mexico as comfortable as possible, contradicting the accounts of some passengers who told relatives of filthy, hot conditions and limited access to food.
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Retailer J.C. Penney increased its borrowing capacity under a bank credit facility by $100 million to $1.85 billion and expanded an option to borrow more at a later date, raising concerns among analysts as it works on a turnaround.
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Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts told CNBC on Wednesday that he's "bullish and optimistic" about the prospects for NBCUniversal.
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Bulls say Amazon is a future growth story but the growth rate is slowing, too.
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Philipe Houchois, autos analyst at UBS, tells CNBC that Peugeot are too big a player in the industry to fail, even though they may need the French government to provide financial help.
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Jean Francois van Boxmeer, CEO of Heineken, tells CNBC that the importance of Europe is declining for Heineken and they have been increasing their footprint in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
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Heineken, the world's third largest brewer, reported higher than expected 2012 profit on Wednesday on the back of sharply higher earnings from Africa and the Americas and forecast higher revenue this year.
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Mobile devices and other digital platforms are the future of pizza, with a growing number of Australians and New Zealanders using their mobile phones to make an order.
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Comcast is up 9 percent on news it will acquire the remaining 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal from General Electric, with Porter Bibb, MediaTech Capital Partners and CNBC's David Faber.
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Many owners are happy to part with large sums of cash to buy extravagances for their pets. Here's a list of products for the pet who has everything, and the owner who gives it to him.
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Comcast is purchasing the remaining 49 percent stake of NBCUniversal from General Electric, with Porter Bibb, MediaTech Capital Partners; Dan Holland, Morningstar; and CNBC's David Faber.
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Comcast said it will buy the rest of GE's stake in NBCUniversal for approximately $16.7 billion. Comcast shares jumped after-hours.
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CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on the controversy between the New York Times' review of Tesla's Model S.
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Lowe's and Target are just two of the big retailers reporting results this week.
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Despite the selloff of Best Buy shares Tuesday, there are early positive signs the turnaround efforts are working.
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To the creative, go the spoils. Hoping to boost sales, restaurants are launching a slew of innovative items.