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CITY of INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Hot Topic Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 2.6 percent in October, beating a consensus forecast from Wall Street.

Denbury Resources agreed to acquire Encore Acquisition Corp for $4.5 billion in an exchange of cash and stock.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Ford Motor Co., up 58 cents at $7.58 The automaker surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.

Retailers are roaring Thursday morning, after GDP reported growth, signaling a possible end to the recession.

Fort Lauderdale's AutoNation, the nation's largest automotive retailer, said Thursday it made money in the third quarter and credited the federal sales incentive program for its rebound from a loss in the year ago period.

Office Depot posted a wider third-quarter loss Thursday as charges and weak demand from consumers and small businesses dragged the retailer deeper into the red.

Office-supply retailer OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday it moved to a third-quarter profit from a year-ago period weighed down by a massive write-down. But results missed analyst estimates, sending shares sharply lower in premarket activity.

Despite reports to the contrary, London buyout shop BC Partners Ltd. is bucking the trend of problems facing other European private equity firms.

BOCA RATON ,A Fla. Office Depot has launched a new catalog to help draw attention to businesses that historically have not had equal opportunities, including minority-, women-, disabled-, veteran-owned enterprises.

Office Depot , a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced the retail chain will offer Windows 7. Customers will be able to purchase the highly anticipated software starting today at any one of the more than 1,100 Office Depot retail store locations throughout the country, or online at www.officedepot.com/windows7 : .

September marked the beginning of the school year and the end of the Back to School Season for office supply retailers.

Lynn and Michael Gross bought a 2.5-bath home at 2898 N.W. 24th Court in Boca Raton from Marc and Libbie Wilensky for $405,000 on Sept.

Raynor Marketing is recalling about 150,000 Quantum desk chairs sold exclusively at Office Depot.

Chief executives from the biggest U.S. corporations worry that the slumping dollar could sap U.S. credibility around the global, spur inflation and ultimately undermine the economy.

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Office Depot is the latest retailer hoping to cash in on swine-flu fears. The office supply retailer announced today that it is offering a "Fight the Flu" kit, which is designed to help small businesses protect themselves from the virus.

With the onset of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the Swine Flu, more and more small businesses need to be prepared.

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Occidental Petroleum Corp. We're not sure that today's 13-month peak in shares at Occidental have much to do with its purchase of commodity trading unit Phibro LLC from Citigroup, nevertheless it continues to march ahead.