Toys `R' Us, Retailers Offer Discounts for Holidays (Update9)

Toys `R' Us, Retailers Offer Discounts for Holidays (Update9)
Bloomberg - Target Corp. rose $3.07, or 5.7 percent, to $57.17 at 1 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Tiffany & Co. rose $1.64, or 3.5 percent, to $47.99, and Kohl's Corp. gained $1.13, or 2.4 percent, to $48.72. Circuit City Stores Inc. climbed
Source: www.bloomberg.com

MasterCard CEO plans to sell stock
BusinessWeek - President and Chief Executive Robert W. Selander of MasterCard Inc. and President of Products and Services Gary J. Flood are planning to sell a limited number of common shares under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange
Source: www.businessweek.com

The skinny
St. Petersburg Times - An elementary school in Wales has banned the exchange of Christmas cards among students, rationalizing that they are bad for the environment. "Cards in school cause litter problems," said Nicholas Daniels of Evan James primary school. "And it can
Source: www.sptimes.com