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GM turns its back on Super Bowl ads

For General Motors, the price isn’t right when it comes to an ad during next year’s Super Bowl.
1st Copper River shipment arrives in Seattle

The first shipment of Alaska’s Copper River salmon arrived Friday morning at Sea-Tac Airport aboard an Alaska Airlines cargo flight from Cordova.
Kraft Foods announces drop in its coffee prices

Kraft Foods Inc. says it is cutting its U.S. coffee prices in response to a drop in the price of unroasted beans.
Delta glitch charges more for frequent fliers

Delta Air Lines said a glitch that appeared to show different airfares to frequent fliers happened because it was trying out a new company to power flight searches on its website.
Pinterest raises $100 million

Pinterest, an image-based social network, raised $100 million in a financing round that values the company at about $1.5 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Who’s cashing in on Facebook?

Here’s a look at big Facebook Inc. shareholders and how much money they have gained from the IPO.
Comcast to hit heavy data users in system

Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.
Berkshire Hathaway backing newspapers

Berkshire Hathaway agreed to pay $142 million for Media General’s newspapers including the Richmond Times-Dispatch as Warren Buffett bets community-focused publications will weather an advertising slump.
Wave of foreclosures slows to 5-year low

The nation’s foreclosure filings fell to a five-year low last month as lenders sought to avoid seizing property and a housing recovery showed signs of taking hold.
Spain’s banking sector under pressure

Confidence in Spain’s banking sector was shaken Thursday after a newspaper reported that depositors were rushing to withdraw their money from Bankia.