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Bargain Hunting Spreads Christmas Coal From Best Buy to UPS

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The list of U.S. companies that didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas is growing.

United Parcel Service Inc. became the latest when it said yesterday that a crush of last-minute orders resulted in higher costs and lower-than-expected earnings. Earlier this week, Best Buy Co. said holiday sales fell, while Target Corp.’s Christmas was marred by a security breach.