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Buyers are writing short notes to sellers, telling them how happy they’d be to buy their homes.
When it comes to the technology industry, Charlotte isn’t usually listed as a hub. That title goes to places such as Silicon Valley, New York, Boston and Seattle. But Charlotte shows a lot of promise in the emerging technology field known as big data.
Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.

Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said.

Orders for U.S. durable goods increased more than forecast in April, indicating the world’s largest economy will get a lift in the second half of the year as business investment strengthens.

With more than 140 cars to be sold in North Carolina by year’s end, electric car maker Tesla quietly opened a service center in Raleigh in January to cater to local customers. Tesla’s NC strategy could be derailed by state legislation that would prohibit the California company from selling its pricey cars here.

Rocco Whalen, a Cleveland chef who gained notoriety on the Food Network, will open Fahrenheit restaurant on top of the Skye Condominiums tower this fall.

Hugh McColl Jr. is supporting a proposed banking concentration at Queens University of Charlotte’s McColl School of Business — and he wants the banking industry to help.

Mark Vitner says Charlotte labor market continues to improve gradually.

Wal-Mart is turning up the pressure to keep its shelves adequately stocked by proposing to tie executive compensation to the issue – and has asked an outside auditor to alert workers which items to focus on by plastering U.S. stores with neon green dots.

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