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Gift cards are safer, but pitfalls remain

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This holiday season, they are increasingly popular, flexible and safe, but that doesn't mean you can't be tripped up by fine print

There's a good chance this holiday you'll either buy a gift card or receive one.

Black & Decker's Archibald passing up severance package in merger

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Chief's pay with Stanley to be tied to performance

Nolan D. Archibald, left, the head of Black & Decker Corp. is giving up $20.5 million in severance he is eligible to receive because of the company's planned merger with The Stanley Works, according to regulatory documents filed Tuesday evening.

Over 1,600 in Md. have unclaimed tax refunds

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Internal Revenue Service is waiting for Marylanders to claim more than 1,600 refund checks from the 2008 filing season worth more than $1.7 million. The IRS said Thursday that the checks averaging $1,086 were returned to the agency from Maryland because of mailing address errors. Some taxpayers are owed more than one check. Nationally, the IRS said 107,831 checks worth a total of $123.5 million were returned. Taxpayers owed a refund can update their address online with the "Where's My Refund?" tool at www.irs.gov . They must submit a Social Security number, filing status and the amount of refund due. Or, taxpayers can call the IRS to update their addresses at 800-829-1954.

Black & Decker loss a bad sign for Md. business

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

State relying too much on government spending

I t wasn't on the agenda, but the loss of Black & Decker's headquarters was drinks-and-hors d'oeuvres chatter at the Maryland Chamber of Commerce's policy conference in Cambridge on Thursday.

Utz, Snyder's end merger talks

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Pa. companies point to FTC's review

The deal is off for a Pennsylvania snack food company's plan to buy its nearby competitor.

Consuming Interests: Borders to close 200 mall stores

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:18:00 -0500

Oct. retail sales soar

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Discounters, luxury stores thrive as sales rise 1.8%

U.S. retailers had their best month in more than a year in October as shoppers turned to discounters and high-end stores alike.

Free phones, airtime offered to low-income Marylanders

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Provider gets $10-per-customer U.S. subsidy

One of the country's largest national prepaid cell phone carriers is making free phones and 64 minutes of monthly air time available to nearly 400,000 low-income Maryland residents under a new effort it brought to the state this week.

Jay Hancock: Dominion Retail undercuts BGE's standard price

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0500

Sinclair reports 3rd-quarter net income up 47%

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Broadcaster cut expenses, restructured balance sheet

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reported Wednesday a 47 percent jump in third-quarter net income as revenue fell and said it had successfully restructured its balance sheet.