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HONEY-ROASTED PEANUTS ON SOUTHWEST

Southwest Airlines, which celebrates peanuts as an on-board snackand a reminder of its low fares, is a two-flavor carrier again. Themost profitable U.S. airline has resumed serving honey-roastedpeanuts following a two-year absence, after the price fell to thesame as the dry-roasted variety. The move restores its practice ofswitching varieties in alternate years.

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn (left), who's seeking a positionon Motorola Inc.'s board, boosted his stake in the mobile phonemaker to 2.9 percent. Icahn and his affiliated entities increasedtheir control through purchase and options from 2.7 …