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Shares in the office supply store Staples are down 15 percent this morning after the company said its sales dropped 5.5 percent last quarter. Meanwhile, the discount retailer Target said it made a $700 million profit last quarter

A new study shows that people with easier to pronounce names may be more likely to get ahead in the workplace.