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11 people charged in Detroit painkiller scam

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal indictment in Detroit says the government unwittingly paid more than $480,000 to a phony health-care business that was a front for acquiring and selling powerful painkillers as far away as Alabama.





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Fixed costs determine structure of the supermarket industry

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In many retail industries, the most successful firms are the ones that offer the widest selection. For example, Home Depot and Staples offer a wide array of products at competitive prices. Maintaining this variety requires ...


Who influences purchases of native plants?

Who influences purchases of native plants?

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Native plants are a growing niche market in the southeastern United States. Researchers have documented recent trends toward increased interest in native plants by landscape architects, wholesale and retail ...


Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that ...


Paid digital music downloads accounted for 35 percent of all music sales in the first six months of the year

Digital music sales 'to nearly equal CDs next year'

Technology / Internet

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compact discs accounted for 65 percent of US music sales in the first half of 2009 but digital downloads are expected to nearly equal CD sales by the end of next year, market research firm NPD Group said Tuesday.


Amazon might grow market for used games

Technology / Business

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Investors in GameStop Corp. may have panicked earlier this month on the news that Amazon.com was entering into the used video game space, but a new study suggests that the slumping economy may help make room for plenty of ...


Lost in the supermarket?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 19, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (15) | comments 0

[B]Why the 'cheap food revolution' hasn't reached poor countries[/B] Most people don't think twice as they pass spring apples from the southern hemisphere as they enter the supermarket, but they are participating in a c ...


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RIM Courts Broader Market with BlackBerry Curve

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 03, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Research In Motion is rolling out the smallest and lightest full-keyboard BlackBerry smart phone yet, a new multimedia-laden device aimed at broadening the market that it seeks to conquer.


Briefs: U.K. proposes ending telecom price control

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created Mar 21, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British telecom regulators Tuesday proposed bring retail price controls to an end this summer.


Average shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally produced food

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research suggests that the average supermarket shopper is willing to pay a premium price for locally produced foods, providing some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues.


EC urges Deutsche Telekom rate controls

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 15, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The European Commission Thursday urged German telecom regulators to set price controls on Germany's dominant telco, Deutsche Telekom.



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