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Southwest Airlines will sell you select round-trip tickets for less than $100 for the next 72 hours
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From Tuesday to Thursday, Southwest Airlines is selling one-way tickets for as low as $49. As a result, travelers could get their hands on round-trip tickets for less than $100 excluding taxes and fees. The $49 tickets are for the airline's shorter
Ready for a deal? Southwest Airlines launches fall & winter fare sale with $49 flightsAZCentral.com
Big bargains coming in for a landing during Southwest's fare saleKTRK-TV
Wanna get away, Michigan? Southwest fares fall below $100 as part of 72-hour saleDetroit Free Press
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Washington Post

Why Chicago's soda tax fizzled after two months — and what it means for the anti-soda movement
Washington Post
About two months after the country's largest soda tax went into effect, embattled lawmakers in Cook County, Ill. — the home of Chicago — have decided to repeal it. The tax has been plagued, in its very short life, by legal challenges, implementation
Taxwinkle's pop tax crushed by taxpayer revoltChicago Tribune
Cook County officials vote 15-1 to repeal sugary drink taxWLS-TV
Pop Tax Rejected By County Board Committee — Final Vote Set For WednesdayDNAinfo
Reason (blog) –Chicago Sun-Times –BevNET.com –Patheos (blog)
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Reuters

World economic growth improving, even as US, UK potential slows: IMF
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Workers dye fabrics inside a dye factory at an industrial area in Mumbai, India October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The current broad-based global economic upswing will likely be sustained this year and next, the …
IMF: US a Laggard as Global Growth AcceleratesU.S. News & World Report
IMF Warns Against Complacency Even as Global Growth Gains SteamBloomberg
IMF forecasts stronger global growthBBC News
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Fortune

Walmart Says Its Online Sales Will Explode Next Year Amid War With Amazon
Fortune
Walmart (WMT, +4.51%) expects little abatement in the pace of its torrid e-commerce growth next year, and the retailer's latest forecast sent shares up 2% on Tuesday. The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (AMZN, -0.38
Walmart (WMT) Vs. Target (TGT): Which Stock Should You Buy?Nasdaq
Wal-Mart Expects Online Sales to Surge 40%Bloomberg
Walmart announces speedy returns programBusiness Insider
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