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NEW YORK – Data apparently stolen from the popular clothing retailer Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (search) is forcing banks and credit card issuers to notify thousands of consumers that their credit-card information may have been exposed. HSBC North America (search), a division of London-based HSBC Holdings PLC, has begun notifying …

NEW YORK – Stocks fell Thursday, closing a quarter of losses, as a sharp rise in oil prices offset data showing muted inflation and insurer American International Group lost 3 percent after losing its credit rating. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 37.17 points, or 0.35 percent, to end …

BANGKOK, Thailand – Jack Osbourne (search), the chubby, bespectacled son for former shock-rocker Ozzy Osbourne (search), underwent almost four weeks of training and colonic irrigations before entering the ring against a veteran Thai kickboxer. The result: a second round knockout win to the teenage television personality. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, …