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U.S. stocks rally on Black Friday sales
US stocks rallied Friday on signs that the holiday shopping season was off to a good start, with Walmart calling it the “best ever” Black Friday. Stocks built on strong opening gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 172.41 points (1.34 percent) at 13,009.30 in closing trade. The broad-market…
Small independents try to compete with big box retailers for Black Friday business
Black Friday: Boutiques open at midnight? How ‘little guys’ try to compete. From midnight on Thanksgiving night until 3 a.m., Julia Dvir’s store, “The Closet,” will further discount her jewelry, hats, belts, and purses (already 40-60 percent off). Located just 80 yards up the Fashion Square Mall from Macy’s, the…
Walmart legal troubles mount as Black Friday walkout looms
Walmart legal troubles mount as Black Friday walkout looms Walmart workers aren’t happy, and they’re letting their employer know it. In the midst of worker strikes in several cities and the looming threat of a mass employee walkout on Black Friday (one of the busiest shopping days of the year),…
Black Friday gun sales hit all-time high
WASHINGTON — US firearms sales reached a record 129,166 during last week’s Black Friday that kicked off the holiday shopping season, a 32 percent increase from the previous all-time high, officials said. The FBI confirmed the jump from the last peak of 97,848 weapons sold during Black Friday of 2008,…
Black Friday sales estimated to break records
US retail sales on Black Friday hit a new record for the start of the holiday shopping season that follows Thanksgiving, according to early estimates published Saturday. Sales hit $11.4 billion, up 6.6 percent compared to last year, and the biggest dollar amount ever spent on Black Friday, Chicago-based research…
Obama campaign tweets Black Friday deals
As shoppers snapped up Black Friday deals around the United States, US President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign also jumped into the fray, offering discounts on 2012 merchandise. “This Black Friday, take 10 percent off all purchases of #Obama2012 gear,” the Obama campaign said in a message to the nearly 11.3…
In favor of Black Friday
Okay, so I made fun of the fact that Black Friday was out-trending Thanksgiving on Twitter, and indicated that this is an example of our national priorities. But I'm reading a lot of Black Friday hate on liberal blogs, and it's causing the contrarian in me to act out. So…
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