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Blacks got 14 percent of Atlanta primary mortgage lenders' business in 2000, but represented just 11 percent of the portfolios of the giant government-sponsored mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Former Fox News personality Arthel Neville will take the helm at CNN's ``TalkBack Live.''

New York City has asked scrap yards not to sell World Trade Center steel to anyone trying to exploit the September 11 tragedy after a Georgia company began offering commemorative medallions made from the twin towers' girders.

Fashion analysts have long claimed that when economic times are tough, women accessorize more instead of dropping big bucks for new outfits.

Delta Air Lines canceled several hundred flights scheduled for Wednesday as forecasters expect sleet and freezing rain to affect travel in much of the Southeast.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s shares took a hit Tuesday after a financial publication called the company's accounting of a lease on a new $30 million mixing plant an "off-balance-sheet trick."

HCA Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain, reported on Tuesday higher fourth-quarter earnings, citing increased revenue from same-facility admissions.

USA Networks Inc. has completed its acquisition of Internet travel company Expedia Inc., boosting USA's presence in the online travel market.

The economic stimulus bill that President Bush says will hasten recovery from recession appears dead in the Senate and will probably be shelved, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Tuesday.

Gainesville based Gainco, Inc. introduces new turkey breast lobe classifying equipment.