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Stocks slip as holiday shopping begins
Stocks fell Friday in thin trading, ending a shortened week quietly as the
holiday shopping season began and attention turned to retailers and a steep
decline in the dollar against other major currencies. The major stock indexes
ended the week mixed, with only the Nasdaq composite index showing a gain.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Celebrating, or avoiding, Black Friday
We asked you how you spent Black Friday. Here is a sampling of reader responses:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15878973/
Shoppers hit the stores to find holiday bargains
Bargain shoppers headed to the nationâ?Ts stores and malls before the sun rose
Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the
holiday shopping season officially opened.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15853410/
Wal-Mart's Web site stalls on Black Friday
High traffic disrupted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.â?Ts Web site for much of Friday,
one of the yearâ?Ts busiest shopping days.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15878137/
Penney, Kohlâ?Ts battle for the middle
Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her 4-year-old
daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for
shoppers on a budget.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15878989/
Airbus A380 heads home after China visits
The Airbus A380 superjumbo flew home Friday after stopovers in three of China's
biggest cities, visits symbolizing the company's ambitions in the booming
Chinese market, where the outlook for the colossal jet is mixed.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15876187/
New York, Canadian ports sold for $2.4 billion
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan agreed to buy two marine container terminals
in the New York area and two in British Columbia from Orient Overseas
(International) Ltd. for $2.4 billion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15876977/
Black Friday: Shopping's Super Bowl
As the kickoff to the season approaches they are unflinching in their desire to
be first, and they are willing to be bloodied to get what they want. Players
during NFL games on Thanksgiving Day? Far from it. Rather, theyâ?Tre shoppers
on Black Friday. By David Sweet.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15852845/
WP: Ready to fly the cushy skies?
Starting in 2008, major aircraft makers say, the newest planes will feature
fresher air, soothing lights and bigger windows. Maybe even showers and bunk
beds. Flying in a cramped tube may never be anyone's idea of heaven, but the
world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are building jets that they claim will
be more comfortable than ever.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15871421/
WP: Will Dems trade with Latin America?
As Democrats prepare to reshape U.S. trade policy, the impact is being felt far
from the Carolina mill towns and rust-belt factories that are a perennial focus
of domestic concern.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15857687/
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