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    Nontraditional tenants filling up vacant malls

    In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photoEmpty retail space is available at a mall in Lawrence, Kan.. Mall and strip center owners are turning to untried and untraditional tenants to brighten dark storefronts as the sluggish economy sends more retailers to bankruptcy or forces others to scale back their expansion plans. Community college classes in the old mall movie theater. A DMV office across from the Starbucks. Maybe a local library between the Victoria's Secret and the Gap.


    Jobs that earn a surprising six-figures

    The top 10 percent of agricultural managers earn $103,660 a year, while the average annual salary is $61,030. The median annual salary is $53,720. Florida is the top-paying state for this occupation.To marketing majors everywhere: There's a six-figure job waiting for you at the casino.


    U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June

    Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy’s fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.

    GM bankruptcy described as unlikely

    The corporate logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2008 Acadia crossover vehicle on the back lot of a GMC dealership in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.  General Motors Corp. has lost the sole claim it held for 76 years as the world's auto sales leader, as totals for 2007 released Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, showed the company in a virtual tie with Toyota Motor Corp. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Times are certainly tough for GM, which saw its stock fall to a 54-year low. But while one analyst said bankruptcy is a possibility, others said that outcome is unlikely.


    Bourbon producers see amber-colored future

    Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell signs a bottle of Rare Breed bourbon at the operation's gift shop in Lawrenceburg, Ky., Wednesday, June 18, 2008. To Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity.


    Job losses add to consumer worries

    As they cope with rising food and energy costs and declining home values, more Americans took another financial hit in June: the loss of their paycheck.

    Stocks end abbreviated trading session mixed

    Stocks ended a shortened trading session mixed Thursday amid news of a contraction in the nation’s services sector and a mostly tame reading on employment.

    YouTube must give Viacom video user logs

    A federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips.

    SportsBiz: Bull riding goes mainstream

    NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Pistol Robinson of the USA competes in the first round during the Professional Bull Riders Brendon Clark Invitational event at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 30, 2008 in Newcastle, Australia.  (Photo by Corey Davis/Getty Images)The growth of PBR – the bull riding league founded in 1992, not the beer – has thrust it into the public consciousness, even if it’s not yet center stage among pro sports.


    Utah is going to a 4-day workweek

    In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workweek for thousands of government employees.

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