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>> tom: worries about the consumers appetite to spend rose today. were worried about saving more money so were not spending it. it was changed again, the second month of no growth. less spending and disappointing profits for coach. is this asummer slowdown or something more serious? erika miller reports. >> reporter: what do coach customers like more than the handbags and accessories. discounts on those items, as much as 30% off at the companys outlet store. coach is going to bring bac...

spending it. it was changed again, the second month of no growth. less spending and disappointing profits for coach. is this a summer slowdown or something more serious? erika miller reports. >> reporter: what do coach customers like more than the handbags and accessories. discounts on those items, as much as 30% off at the companys outlet store. coach is going to bring back coupeons in june after eliminating them earlier. >> discounts were needed to get the traffic which was down, and...

Your advertising mail campaign is paying o! business is good! it must be if youre doing all that overnight shipping. that must cost a fortune. it sure does. well, if it dont have get there ovnight, you can save a lot with priority mail flat re envelopes. one flat rate to any state, just $4.95. thats cool and al.. but it aint my mone seriously do not care... so, you dont care what anyone says, you want to save this company money! thats exactly what i was sayi. hmmm... ority mail fat rate envelope...

Some with japan. we heard the big three japanese auto maker, honda, nissan, toyota, much the same. but you are hearing from the technology giants getting computer chips and the like from this semi-conductor stronghold, that is japan could be effected in the weeks and months to come. this is going to have a long lasting reverberations, huh? >> yeah. it definitely affects the global supply chain. obviously, we live in such an integrate world economy, where countrys are dependent on parts from coun...

and he cuts it down to size and the news breaks he is saying he will threaten his people and then trade is fighting out, some cutting out, and others back in, so it finishes up 160 points so they dismiss the crazy guy for now. if you needed the prove, the forces are alive and well at wall and broad. but who wins? the one trying to contain the nuclear menace or the other being a many nasa. and what do you say? >>guest: we are at a crossroads and we are in a global economy. it is amazing...

>> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> good afternoon. this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission. please turn off your cell phones o...

neighborhood willing to pay into a certain fund. ironically, a lot of folks are probably parking their cars in those neighborhoods to take bart to commute to work or go to the airport. i think it is a bigger issue -- it is a neighborhood issue, obviously. it is not necessarily the type of issue we look at here. i imagine it is frustrating. we recognize there are those conflict issues, many layers of permiting, timing, regulations for meters in the area, need to be resolved. we did a ra...

>> good afternoon. this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission. please turn off your cell phones or any other electronic devices that may sound off during the proceeding. roll-call. commissioner moore: here. >> commissioner sugaya is expected. commissioner fong is absent. everyone else is here. although the consent calendar does not show any items, i will know that item 10 on the calendar, for 449. of this that avenue east -- 449 buena vista avenuse east --...

>> bret: now, some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. a top treasury department official helping craft financial overhaul legislation is facing questions about his involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis. conservative media outlets are looking at eric steins work as a senior vice president for the center for responsible lending. the organization helped to get loans to people with less than perfect credit. it was also partially funded by billionaire john paulson, two is currently an...

bipartisan negotiations continue at this hour as the top republican at the table richard shelby says significant progress has been made on key points but there is still a long way to go. >> in short, the bill reaches to every nook and cranny of american business. >> reporter: as bipartisan negotiations continue on financial overhaul legislation, republicans are worried about how the intrusion in business could violate your right as a private citizen. >> i thought and i think most ameri...