TeleCheck Services Inc. That was the largest gain among the 26 states and the District of Columbia included in the TeleCheck survey. New York was next with a 6.3 percent gain. The national average for the period Nov. 6 through Dec. 5 was a gain of 4.9 percent. TeleCheck says check purchases account for about a third of all retail buying.
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The job cuts include 1,850 of its worldwide manufacturing positions. Hasbro said it will close a plant in Mexico and one in England.