Gift cards lift retail spending in January amid overall dip
Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January due to weaker auto demand, while gift-card redemptions boosted spending in malls. Auto incentives cooled in January after a December surge, yet nonauto sectors showed strength with a 0.6 percent gain. The Dow rose to a yearly high as shoppers redeemed gifts.
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Gates outlines plans to harden Windows security
Microsoft Chief Bill Gates announced at a San Francisco security conference that Windows will gain stronger defenses including a free spyware cleaner, a safer browser by year end, and enhanced anti-virus and anti-spyware tools following recent acquisitions. He cited progress in reducing electronic attack risks while rivals questioned the pace and effectiveness of fixes.
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European hours debate tests five year workweek shift
European nations confront longer work hours as France votes to relax the 35 hour week and public sector changes extend hours for some. In Rheims a factory offered 37 hours at same pay or 36 with layoffs, highlighting a clash between Anglo American and continental work norms and sparking protests in Paris.
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