SAN FRANCISCO - Ask.com hopes to persuade consumers that are fond of discount Web sites to bring their bargain hunts to its search engine.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio doctors, hospitals and health care insurers said Monday they have a new weapon against the pain of paperwork.

NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Coach Inc., up $1.17 at $32.25 Coach is suing low-price retailer Target Corp.

BURLINGTON, Mass. - Speech and imaging software maker Nuance Communications Inc.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cable competition has come to central New York, where Verizon is now offering cable television service to customers in eight communities in the Syracuse area.
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