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A bill introduced in the Senate would extend without limit the Federal Trade Commission's authority to collect list fees from the national Do Not Call registry.

I truly hate awards shows. Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, Obies, the Golden Globes, the People's Choice

ValueAct Capital will acquire Catalina Marketing Corp. for $1.7 billion.

Neiman Marcus Inc. posted net earnings of $41 million for the second quarter, a surge over net earnings of $3 million in the prior-year period.

Urban Outfitters Inc. reported net income of $35.7 million for the fourth quarter, a gain over net income of $35.6 million last year.

Sharper Image Corp. posted sales of $22.1 million for February, a 29% drop from $30.9 million in the prior-year period.

The Boston Globe earlier this week lost its bid to get a court order blocking a local printing firm from using information the newspaper's Globe Direct subsidiary alleges former employees stole to start a competing marketing firm.

Dogged by heavy markdowns in its J. Jill and core operations, the Talbots Inc. posted net income of $31.6 million for the fourth quarter, a sharp drop from $93.2 million in the prior-year period

Coldwater Creek Inc. reported net income of $15.9 million for the fourth quarter, a 3.1% decrease from $16.4 million last year.

GlobeDirectLLC has had its request for an injunction against several former employees rejected by the Middlesex Superior Court. In February, GlobeDirect alleged that several former employees stole work histories, customer lists and internal documents, and enticed GlobeDirect clients to work with Kirkwood Direct, a company formed in December 2006 that employs the former GlobeDirect workers.