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Cyber Monday, Black Friday sales strong. Do they matter?
Cyber Monday set sales records and Black Friday spending was robust. But the long Black Friday weekend is no barometer for overall holiday shopping – it may even be a negative.
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The Reformed Broker Does good weather boost consumer spending?
In the warmest March on record, retail sales beat expectations. But shouldn't the boost have been bigger?
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As Cyber Monday approaches, Black Friday sets new records
Black Friday this year set new records for in-store and online buying. Despite high unemployment and a generally worrisome economy, nearly half of all Americans went shopping.
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Difference Maker Her guiding principle when working with at-risk teens: Never, ever give up
Through project Roca (Spanish for 'rock') Mary Baldwin reaches out to teenagers in Massachusetts to keep them off the streets and out of jail.
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'Cash for clunkers' could wreck back-to-school spending
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Sea captains' logbooks reveal secrets of New England's fishing culture
Researcher Bill Leavenworth collects logs from the mid-1800s, which offer clues about yesterday's – and today's – cod stocks.
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