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Advertising: Non-Celebrities on the Web, Seeming to Make Non-Pitches Marketers are turning to unusual personalities who offer the kind of novelty and freshness that young people might blog about, link to and comment on in chats.

DataBank: Stocks Decline as Hopes for a Rate Cut Fade The stock market retreated last week as investors calculated that interest rates won?t be dropping.

Blackstone Raises Ante in Battle for Equity Office The Blackstone Group increased its bid for Equity Office Properties to $54 a share to counter an offer from Vornado Realty Trust.

Tax Gain Sharply Increases Quarterly Profit at DuPont DOVER, Del., Jan. 23 (AP) ? E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, the specialty chemicals producer, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled, mainly the result of a hefty tax benefit.

The Count: Busiest Runways, Most Delays: The Tao of Flying Busiest Runways,.

Persistent Cold Raises Fear in California Citrus Industry Temperatures that sank into the teens and 20s throughout the state could cause losses in excess of $700 million.

U.S. Official Sees Opening for Revival of Trade Talks Susan C. Schwab said she was optimistic that the Doha trade negotiations could be restarted, but added that there were still obstacles.

EBay Will Buy StubHub for $310 Million EBay agreed to buy the online ticket reseller for $310 million to bolster its share in secondary sales of seats to concerts and sporting events.

Console Sales Beat Goals, Makers? Early Reports Say Video game makers are shipping more consoles than expected, setting the stage for what may be a multiyear battle among Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

Gap Falters; Most Rivals Post Gains The Gap?s directors are participating in a broad review of the company?s strategy to pull it out of a protracted sales slump.