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Getting the scoop on the Top 100 Places to Work (Sunday, November 8)

When I see a "best of" list, I always wonder, "Says who?" In the case of our Top 100 Places to Work 2009 , it's more than 33,300 employees of participating companies.

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Sector Snap: Airline shares rise (Saturday, November 7)

Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs.

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Airlines Illustrate Why Layoffs Continue (Friday, November 6)

Close November 6, 2009, 2:03 PM ET By Susan Carey Why are companies still laying people off if the economy's looking better? A closer look at the airline industry might help answer that question.

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Southwest Airlines traffic inches higher in Oct. (Friday, November 6)

Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday traffic in October rose a modest 1.9 percent even as the discount carrier aggressively cut flights, so there were fewer empty seats than a year ago.

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Target October sales comparison nearly flat (Thursday, November 5)

Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday sales in stores open at least one year edged down 0.1 percent in October as consumers bought necessities like healthcare products but shied away from higher-ticket items like electronics and sporting goods.

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Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike (Thursday, November 5)

A packed commuter train struck and killed a rail worker during the morning rush Thursday, disrupting service for three hours and stranding hundreds of riders on a system already crippled by a transit strike.

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Southwest Airlines traffic inches higher in Oct. (Thursday, November 5)

Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday traffic in October rose a modest 1.9 percent even as the discount carrier aggressively cut flights, so there were fewer empty seats than a year ago.

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Southwest Airlines passenger loads set October record (Thursday, November 5)

Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday it filled 79.2 percent of its seats in October, easily setting a record for its best October load factor in the carrier's history.

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Southwest Airlines Reports October Traffic (Thursday, November 5)

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 6.3 billion revenue passenger miles in October 2009, a 1.9 percent increase from the 6.2 billion RPMs flown in October 2008.

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Airline Stocks: Airline stocks up; Continental's traffic grows (Tuesday, November 3)

Airline stocks were mixed Tuesday with major U.S. carriers in the green after Continental Airlines posted its second month of traffic growth for October with a slower revenue-decline rate.

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