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Black Friday Sets Record, Cyber Monday Looks to Follow

It appears the controversial decision by some retailers to start Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving has paid off.

Posted on Nov 26, 2012 READ MORE


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BP Sheds Latin Oil Producer

British Petroleum is still sloughing off assets to help cover its $40 billion fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil giant just sold a majority stake in Pan American Energy for $7 billion, putting its running total of recent asset sales at $21 billion.

Posted on Nov 28, 2010 READ MORE


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Halt! Who Forecloses There?

Arriving a little late to the party, Bank of America has announced it is halting home foreclosure sales in all 50 states as it proceeds with a widening investigation of flaws in the process.

Posted on Oct 8, 2010 READ MORE  |  4 COMMENTS



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Retail Sales Drop Stirs Fears

U.S. retailers reported a surprise decline in sales in May, the first in eight months, stirring nagging fears that the much-discussed road to economic recovery isn’t as on track as once believed.

Posted on Jun 11, 2010 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


U.S. Is No. 1 in Arms Sales to Developing Nations

Of all the ways to stand out on the world stage, this news about America’s global leadership surely does not represent the best possible distinction it could have earned: According to a congressional study released Monday, the U.S. beat out Russia and Britain to become the top seller of weapons to developing nations such as India and Pakistan in 2006.

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 READ MORE  |  10 COMMENTS


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U.S. OKs Nonprescription ‘Morning-After’ Pill Sales

This is a home run for women’s reproductive rights. However, over-the-counter sales are available only to women 18 and older. And that restriction isn’t based on science. It’s based on the paranoid and unfounded fear that the drug would encourage promiscuity among teens.

Posted on Aug 24, 2006 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


Don’t Take Any More Money Out of Your House

The cooling of the U.S. housing market has begun to pull down the entire economy, just as experts had been predicting for several years now.
This was inevitable after the ludicrously overheated highs of the last few years, and we can only hope it’s going to be a slow leak.

Posted on Jul 30, 2006 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


Soda Sales Will Stop in Most Public Schools

The nation’s largest beverage distributors have agreed to remove the sugary drinks from school vending machines and cafeterias. Bill Clinton brokered the deal.

Posted on May 3, 2006 READ MORE  |  2 COMMENTS


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