The industry said the move was urgently needed to head off further recalls and plant shutdowns. Both alone had their virtues. But one day they realized together they could make one heckuva sandwich. Three online brokerages have lowered their commissions to invisibility. Yes, they execute trades with no commissions.
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Stellar year despite dip in home sales Americans bought fewer homes in September, but even with the dip, existing-home sales are on track to turn in another stellar year. Sales of previously occupied single-family homes slipped 2.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.14 million. We are now archiving all the stories in this section starting from June 1, 2000. Go to the archive. The Beacon Journal Publishing Co.