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Industry newcomer FaithShares Trust released its first three ETFS targeting Christians: Full Story »

While most sporting goods stores are swinging at the ball and whiffing amid the recession, Big 5 Sporting Goods reported its best same-store sales in more than two years in its third quarter. Full Story »

Coinstar is all about change these days -- and not just the coins it counts and converts into cash with its green machines. Full Story »

This Christmas, many people might find more gifts in their e-mail than under the tree -- thanks to the "digital gifting" trend. Full Story »

When giving a briefing -- whether to industry leaders or the board -- you're not just presenting facts. You're also putting them in context and selling a strategy. Use a hard sell and you'll fall flat. Be dull and rigid and you'll lose your audience. Full Story »

But he showed that a player needs more than good fortune to make it to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Full Story »

1 Fitch Ratings downgraded Greece's sovereign debt due to its huge budget deficit, spurring selling in Europe. S&P warned Mon. it might cut Greek debt. Moody's said the U.S. and U.K. must cut their deficits to keep their AAA ratings long-term; investors seemed more worried about the U.K. Also, Moody's cut several Dubai-owned firms, citing a lack of gov't support. Dubai shares dived. Full Story »

President Obama on Tuesday laid out an ambitious and costly set of ideas to create -- and save -- jobs using unspent financial rescue funds. Full Story »

One of the most systematic looks yet at the swine flu pandemic confirms that it is, at worst, only a little more serious than an average flu season, said researchers writing in the journal PLoS Medicine. They analyzed data from Milwaukee and New York, 2 cities that have kept detailed tabs on outbreaks, to calculate a likely death rate of 0.048%, or about 1 in every 2,000 who had symptoms of pandemic H1N1. Probably 1.44% of patients who were sick enough to have symptoms were hospitalized. The findings are reassuring, but a stronger flu strain may still emerge. Full Story »

Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai told Defense Sec'y Robert Gates that it may be 5 years before his army is ready to take on insurgents. That challenges Pres. Obama's plan to begin withdrawing U.S. troop from Afghanistan in 18 months. Karzai also said it would be at least 15 years before his gov't could bankroll a security force to fully fight insurgents. Full Story »