If you or a loved one has been searching for more information about a strange phone number, you’re not alone. Every day, thousands of people turn to the web to learn more about strange phone numbers. Many are interested in double checking phone numbers they found on the internet, before they dial into the dark. [...]

With oil prices heading toward $100, that should be good news for consumers. But some think there won’t be true relief until crude hits $80 again.
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ATTEMPTS to manipulate consumers with subliminal messages, flashed onto movie or TV screens, once thrilled admen and panicked the public, but the furore faded when the technique failed to work.
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Microsoft’s online business(OLB) reported a $1.2bn annual loss thanks to substantial spending on R&D and increased marketing activities to promote Windows Live and Live Search among consumers to whom the internet means Google.Ballmer talked tough, telling analysts to brace for more losses from OLB as it “antes up” in R&D and marketing …
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AT&T and DIRECTV tell the FCC to let Hollywood have its selectable output control waiver. Electronics manufacturers, theater owners, and indie studios call the plan a threat to consumers.
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On average, farmers and ranchers only receive 20 cents of every dollar that consumers spend on food.
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