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Shoppers line up in the electronics department at a North Little Rock, Ark., Sears store. A new economic reality and new traditions gave birth to new types of shoppers this holiday 2011 season: the extreme discount bargain hunter, the Black Friday novice, the big returner and the selfish shopper.
Holiday season gives birth to new shoppers
Four new types of American shoppers have emerged this holiday season.
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President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new watchdog agency designed to shield consumers from the excesses behind the 2008 financial crisis lost a shot Thursday at operating at full strength as the latest partisan b...
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Stocks dip as jobless benefit claims rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dipped Thursday after a report found that more people applied for unemployment benefits last week.
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Financial stocks lead markets to 2-year highs
NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes that banks would start raising their dividends sent financial stocks sharply higher Wednesday.
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Stock markets end the week with down day
NEW YORK (AP) — A disappointing jobs report dragged stocks lower Friday.
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Stocks lower after jobless claims got up
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped Thursday after the government reported an increase in applications for unemployment benefits last week.
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Jump in hiring drops bonds, lifts the dollar
NEW YORK (AP) — A surprising jump in hiring sent bond prices lower and lifted the dollar Wednesday.
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Markets mixed on thin trading, downbeat news
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed barely changed Tuesday amid light trading ahead of the New Year’s holiday.
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Stocks flat as markets shrug off China move
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were little changed Monday as investors focused on strong holiday shopping results and looked past an interest rate hike in China.
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Wall Street hits holiday break mixed
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended mixed in a light day of trading Thursday after reports showed small improvements in consumer spending and the job market.
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Stocks higher after revised GDP numbers
NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes edged up to two-year highs on Wednesday after a report showed that the U.S. economy grew faster than previously thought over the summer.
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Financials lead stock indexes to two-year highs
NEW YORK (AP) — Financial companies led stock indexes to new two-year highs Tuesday
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Markets close the day mixed
NEW YORK (AP) — Low trading volumes and a lack of economic reports kept stocks confined to a narrow range Monday.
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Stocks end week flat; Obama signs tax bill
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended flat on Friday as investors shrugged off encouraging economic signs
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Drop in jobless claims helps send stocks higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A small drop in unemployment claims and a higher profit forecast by FedEx Corp. helped push stocks up Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index ...
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