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Motivated to succeed
Ford Credit CEO Don Winkler shares his own experience with dyslexia to help others. Story
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Don Winkler, who has dyslexia, talks with employees last month at Ford Credit's call center in Tampa. He emphasizes using creative approaches to deal with learning challenges.

Pest control sale to cost Florida jobs
Terminix plans to trim positions as it absorbs Sears Termite and Pest Control's operations.

GNC stores under state investigation for expired items
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's attorney general is investigating whether the General Nutrition Centers health food chain sells vitamins that may not be as potent as the label claims because they've been sitting on shelves too long.

GNC-owned stores bullying them, some franchisees say
The nutrition retailer faces dozens of lawsuits alleging it's undercutting franchise holders.

Bargain-hunters lift stock market
Looking to past trends, investors resurface in search of deals following Tuesday's sell-off.

Lawsuit targeting analyst is dismissed
Conflict-of-interest claims similar to the one against a Morgan Stanley analyst are hard to prove, experts say.

'I got so mad reading that complaint'
The 94-year-old federal judge who dismissed investors' lawsuits against analyst Mary Meeker blasted it as inflammatory.

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