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To encourage greater electronic tax filing, President Bush wants to give e-filers an extra 10 days to get their returns in and begin designing a system allowing more people to file directly to the IRS via the Internet for free.

NRT, the nation's leading residential real estate brokerage company, today acquired the residential real estate brokerage operations of Northside Realty, one of Atlanta's largest independent real estate firms.

The U.S. economy, propped up by a surge in consumer spending on cars and the biggest increase in government spending in 15 years, grew at a tiny 0.2 percent annual rate in the final three months of 2001.

Steel souvenirs made from rubble from the World Trade Center attack are being sold by an out-of-state metals casting company.

Boeing Co. says it will partner with Japanese companies to research and develop materials for building its planned high-speed Sonic Cruiser passenger jet.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will jointly develop and manufacture electrically powered vehicles with UTC Fuel Cells of the United States, Hyundai officials said Wednesday.

Kmart Corp. stock surpassed $1 a share for the first time since the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is appealing a federal judge's ruling that limited the extent of its investigation of Auburn University.

Habersham Bancorp reports fourth quarter earnings of $1,460,000 or $.53 per share diluted, an increase of 112% when compared to fourth quarter earnings of $679,000 or $.25 per share diluted in 2000.

Fox News Channel marked a milestone in its five-year history on Tuesday, topping rival CNN in viewership during a one-month period for the first time ever.