You might think the tree lot at Home Depot would be a place of great holiday cheer as families, united in harmony, pick out a beloved holiday centerpiece.

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WASHINGTON -- For Dan McLain of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, there was a compelling reason to buy a satellite radio receiver: shock jock Howard Stern's looming move off the traditional airwaves. "It's just a show I enjoy. I'm a listener and my wife's a listener," he said.

OLATHE, Kan. -- Aesop's fables came beaming across the classroom and landed in Eva Hernandez's Palm handheld.

NEW YORK -- Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. on Friday said it will post earnings per share at the high end of its forecast for this year, and its estimates for next year topped analysts projections.

SUNNYVALE -- In its latest acquisition of a social networking service, Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. on Friday devoured del.icio.us Inc., a startup that enables people to more easily compile and share their favorite content on the Web.