Xmas

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Black Friday Sales

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Dec 1, 2013 Dig deeper

Black and Blue Friday

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Nov 30, 2013 Dig deeper

Brown Thursday

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Nov 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Black Friday

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Nov 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Black Friday Sets Record, Cyber Monday Looks to Follow

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 It appears the controversial decision by some retailers to start Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving has paid off. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

BP Sheds Latin Oil Producer

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shopping Sprees From Hell

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2010 After a day of overindulgence in food and drink, many Americans observe the nutty consumerist tradition known as Black Friday around the country. Here's a montage of some of the most frightening stampedes in recent history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halt! Who Forecloses There?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retail Sales Drop Stirs Fears

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2007 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2006 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )