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Cutting costs is not just about what you buy but also how you buy. Rewire your brain to stop loading up on stuff you don't need.

Wal-Mart's earnings were flat on lower same-store sales. The retail giant raised the low end of its fiscal-year outlook and plans to speed up cost-cutting measures.

Toy maker Mattel Inc. said today that sales of Barbie and other toys sank in the second quarter, but profit rose 82 percent, beating analyst expectations, as the company reduced expenses.

British Airways has asked its 40,000 staff to work without pay for up to a month as the ailing airline seeks to cut costs.

General Motors Corp is set to announce on Monday an accelerated restructuring that would close additional plants and pave the way for a debt exchange by the struggling automaker, sources briefed on the plan said on Sunday.