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The original Hershey chocolate factory, maker of delectable treats, is set to close, mainly because it cannot accommodate new equipment.

French automaker Renault aims to entice consumers to the world of electric vehicles with the Zoe. Their mini electric vehicle recently achieved the equivalent of 163 mpg (262km) in the Future Car Challenge.

Microsoft has acquired Skype in a bid to boost adoption of their struggling Windows Mobile operating system.

Passengers are beginning to suspect that airlines regularly get away with lying about weather delays. That way they don't have to compensate their customers for flights canceled for reasons under the airline's control.

Social media is one of a number of tools to engage with people - it can't be used alone but can complement more traditional means and reach a different group of people.

Subway expects its number of international restaurants to exceed its domestic ones by 2020.

A German man was arrested for exporting live tarantulas into the US, which he smuggled in via the post, in parcels declared as gifts.

The Borders bookstore chain has filed for bankruptcy, a sign of society's shift to browse-and-choose consumption, preferring snippets and excerpts over whole stories.

Companies are using robot wars, in which students create and demolish robot gladiators, to attract a new generation of employees to high-tech manufacturing.

A group of women have united to attempt to bring a class action lawsuit against Walmart, claiming sexual discrimination, on behalf of more than a million women.