Fox, Yahoo lead ComScore August figures
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ComScore and UBS analyze top Web sites in U.S. by page views and unique visitors, and the winners are Fox and Yahoo, respectively.
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The Red Sox and Fox rhymed beautifully in the ratings last week when Boston's stunning comeback in the American League Championship Series and wins in the first two World Series games at Fenway Park propelled the network to its highest numbers in more than 2-1/2 years.
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It seems that fast food is in style. Favorites McDonald&#39;s (NYSE: MCD) and Wendy&#39;s (NYSE: WEN) had already posted positive August sales comps; Yum!
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Despite generally less interest in politics during the summer months and for midterm elections, Americans were as likely to look up political news and information online in August as they did during the peak of the 2004 presidential campaign.
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EYES ON THE FED The main news of the week will be the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the central bankers are widely expected to keep interest rates steady (Wednesday). Last weekÂs news that the Consumer Price Index had risen 0.2 percent in August, down from 0.4 percent in July, looked to some economists like validation that inflation was slowing, a trend that would not tempt the Fed to raise rates. But the Producer Price Index for August also comes out this week, helping to inform any decision (Tuesday). Other reports this week will include the second-quarter current-account deficit (Monday), August housing starts (Tuesday) and leading economic indicators (Thursday).
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There was a particularly revealing stat given last night during Fox&#39;s (NYSE: FOX) coverage of the ALDS matchup between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox: In the 25
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China's industrial output for August rose 15.9 percent year-on-year after a 15.5 percent gain in July, with demand for coal, steel and natural gas driving growth, official data showed.
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Americans saw their incomes rise at a slower rate in August, and were more frugal in their spending, the Commerce Department reported today.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said August sales at its U.S. stores rose about 2.7 percent from the same period last year. The increase released Saturday was in line with the retailer's forecast of same-store sales growth of 1 percent to 3 percent.
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Japanese industrial production grew in August for the first time in three months, official data has shown. Although only a month-on-month rise of 0.3%, and below some forecasts, the news saw Japan&#39;s leading shares rise for the first time in nine days.
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U.S. consumers spent at a   stronger-than-expected pace in August and import prices rose   steadily, according to government reports on Thursday that   hinted the economy may not be slowing quickly enough to curb   inflation pressures.
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Stocks gained on Friday as investors took comfort from data showing US consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August, but volume was very thin before next week&#39;s Republican convention in New York City.
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Investor's Business Daily - U.S. stock mutual funds in August posted their best month since January, gaining an average 1.91% as the stock market shook off the malaise that has gripped it since May.
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After an extended summer vacation, Wall Street is expected to get back to its normal energetic pace this week with the release of August consumer price and retail sales reports.
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Rupert Murdoch's upstart Fox Business  Network drew an estimated 6,000 average weekday viewers in its  first few months on U.S. cable television, far behind  entrenched rival CNBC, according to early ratings estimates  obtained by Reuters.
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Also: company announces it exceeded 2 million subscribers over Labor Day weekend.
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The metrics firm tracks growth of social networks, blogs and blogging sites, and video-sharing sites from August 2006 to August 2007.