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Daily Archives: November 24, 2009

Shopping Trends: A PlayStation But No Miniskirt

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 5:27 am

MasterCard Spending Plus, which tracks retail sales, says that consumer electronics products are moving off the shelves of stores but women's apparel is not. A Wall Street Journal analysis of ...
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The Rich Will Shop Early This Year

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 5:12 am

The rich will shop early this year. The poor will shop late. The edge will probably go to the poor when the amount of national holiday sales is tallied at ...
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Pressuring Banks To Repay TARP, Courting Trouble

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:56 am

The Fed wants the taxpayer's money back. It has asked nine large banks, including Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), to give it a timetable for when they will repay TARP funds. All ...
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Media Digest 11/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:01 am

Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE:HPQ) profit was up 14% and the company will triple its share buyback. Reuters:   Banks have been asked to give their TARP repayment plans to the government. Reuters:   Rich people ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (11/24/2009): Shanghai B Shares Down 7.3%

Posted: November 24, 2009 at 3:23 am

Market in Asia were broadly lowere with Shanghai B shares down 7.3%. The Nikkei dropped 1% to 9,402. Japan Air hit a record low. The Hang Seng was down 1.5% ...
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