| Thursday, November 1, 2007 12:09 AM CDT |
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Wal-Mart sells $199 Linux computer
NEW YORK -- Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, will get another chance this holiday season at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
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Gold tops $800 for first time since 1980
NEW YORK -- Gold barreled above $800 an ounce Wednesday for the first time since 1980 as investors cheered the Federal Reserve's decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point. |
Amtrak shows ridership gains for 2006
SPRINGFIELD -- The nation’s passenger rail service is reporting robust gains again this year, with ridership on some Illinois Amtrak routes jumping by more than 40 percent over 2006. |
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| From the Money section |
New IWU welcome center to showcase green practices
NORMAL -- Illinois Wesleyan University President Richard Wilson hopes his pitch to a local economic group will lead to some federal money.
Gift shop brings southern charm to Pontiac
PONTIAC — Southern charm: the art of taking life at a slower, more relaxed pace while having the tendency to embrace talking and socializing.
Students' plan for hookah bar no pipe dream
NORMAL — Two Illinois State University students plan to bring the latest college trend to uptown Normal later this year.
Google stock barrels through $700
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s stock price barreled through $700 for the first time Wednesday, propelled by a belief that the Internet search leader will become even more profitable as it plants its products and services in new markets.
Court to hear State Farm appeal of Katrina case
JACKSON, Miss. -- A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.'s quest to overturn a $2.7 million judgment in a Hurricane Katrina insurance dispute from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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