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Shoppers Leave Disappointed As Early Birds Get Black Friday Bargains

While forecasts for holiday online sales are up, those for holiday retail sales are down. It would be hard to convince those in line at Midnight Madness sales, as crowds filled parking lots at midnight or in early morning hours.

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The 2010 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick Awards

Twenty-seven winners for the 2010 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick Awards have been announced. For the first time, in order to win, the 19 cars and 8 SUVs had to receive good ratings for rollover protection by measuring roof strength.

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Subaru, VW top brands in survey of safest cars

Two nameplates - Subaru and Volkswagen - and three manufacturers - Ford, Subaru, and VW - stand out from the crowd among the winners in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Picks for 2010. All turned in stellar performances in the annual survey of the safest cars on the American road, with multiple models represented.

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Ford Fusion Becomes Motor Trend 2010 Car of the Year

On Tuesday, Motor Trend magazine named the recipient of its annual Car of the Year award. The Ford Fusion mid-sized sedan, both the gas-only and hybrid versions, was name the magazine's 2010 Car of the Year.

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Why Is Goldman Joining Buffet In 500 Million Fund

Goldman Sachs is teaming up with billionaire Warren Buffet to aid 10,000 small businesses around the nation setting up a fund, which is worth $500 million dollars. It intends to support the small businesses to create jobs and provide economic advice to aid the U.S. economy. However, critics ask why now?

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Kellogg's Blames Flood Damage for Lack of Eggo Waffles

Floods that caused massive expanses of land and roads to be submerged under water in September are still having an effect on businesses like Kellogg's. Their largest bakery in Atlanta experienced supply constraints on Eggo products caused by flood damage. Many stores across the US are posting signs about the Eggo shortage to inform customers who are in search of the frozen waffles.

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Jobs in districts that don't exist

Stimulated or not stimulated, according to a close scrutinization of the government's website, recovery.gov, not only has the stimulus created new jobs but also new congressional districts and possible a state... or two.

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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Has Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the mid-1970s, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin's disease. Vulcan CEO Jody Allen, who is also Paul Allen's sister. sent a memo about his cancer to his employees as well as to the media.

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Professor Says Worst In Jobs Yet To Come

Grow old with me, the best is yet to be; that's a famous quote from Robert Browning. Nouriel Roubini is professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics would say to job seekers, "the worse it yet to come."

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Future Business Leaders Identify Key Issues Facing Asian Companies

Learning from Leaders takes the role of advising global leaders in Asia on eight specific agenda items. These issues were identified and researched by Kellogg-HKUST EMBA students and addressed by different business, political and community leaders invited as guest lecturers.

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Work injuries underreported

A report by the Government Accountability Office concludes that many work place related injuries are not reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Madoff Auction Pulls In Double Auctioneers Hope

A Saturday auction of some of the belongings of Bernard and Ruth Madoff pulled in about double what auctioneers had hoped, and far more than the estimated value of the goods, auctioneers said. The total was about $1 million.

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Survey Shows Higher Work Pressure Among UK Employees

A larger number of workers are feeling over stressed at work according to the recent Employee Outlook survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

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