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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
(photo: AP / Craig Ruttle)
US stocks close lower after consumer spending slides
The Times Of India
| Tweet | NEW YORK: Stocks closed lower for the seventh day out of the last eight on Monday after the government reported that US consumers cut their spending last month. | The news pushed stocks down from the start of the trading day. Though they recovered a bit around midday, all three major index...
Specialist of Bank of America Donald W. Himpele works his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just before the closing bell Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
(photo: AP / David Karp)
Stocks edge lower after consumer spending slides
Houston Chronicle
| NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are heading for their seventh drop in eight days after a report that U.S. consumers cut their spending. | The Dow Jones industrial average fell 25 points, or 0.2 percent, to 12,752 in late afternoon trading Monday. | The Commerce Department said retail sales fell 0.5 perce...
StarWatch Consumer | New iPhone to have thinner screen, report says
Kansas City Star
| A published report says the new iPhone will have a thinner screen. That could leave more room for a larger battery. | The Wall Street Journal is citing unnamed people familiar with the matter in reporting that the new iPhone will have a screen that...
What slowdown? Brazil consumer confidence rises again
Reuters
| * Consumer sentiment still defying Brazil's slowdown | * Main factors: Low jobless rate, positive glow from boom | * Optimism could underpin economic rebound in 2013 | By Brian Winter | SAO PAULO, July 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy has barely gro...
Consumer Nation
CNBC
| A mass-market retailer is going high end ... again. | AP ...
Consumer Watchdog: Calif. Prop 33 Violating Political Cyberfraud Abatement Law
Insurance Newsnet
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Buy Less, Consume More (of It)
Huffington Post
| Last week we hit you with a number: 7,021,836,029. That is the seven-billion-twenty-one-million-eight-hundred-thirty-six-thousand-twenty-nine people living on our planet. | Now, try to imagine how much food this unbelievably large group of people c...
Cheaper gas keeps U.S. consumer prices flat
The Washington Times
Related Stories | Follow Us On | Facebook | Follow @washtimes | Question of the Day | Do you think the health care law is a bigger campaign advantage for Democratic or Republican candidates? | Login to Vote | View results | WASHINGTON (AP) — Co...
A maneless male lion, who also has little body hairfrom Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Creative Commons / Mgiganteus
Kenyans and lions vie for territory
BBC News
As Kenya's population has grown over the years, urban areas have been consuming more and more countryside, with humans and wildlife increasingly vying for the same territory. ...
Building construction - real estate - property - India
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Building trust: Real estate goes far beyond selling plain brick and mortar structures
The Times Of India
Tweet Colin Bates once said, "A brand is the most valuable real-estate in the world, a corner of the consumer's mind." When he defines a brand, he relates it to the perceptions of ...
Cheaper gas keeps consumer prices flat
North Jersey
| Consumer prices were unchanged in June, held down by cheaper gas. Outside the volatile food and energy categories, inflation was mild. | The Labor Department says gas prices fell in June by a seasonally adjusted 2 percent, the third straight declin...
Cheaper gas keeps US consumer prices flat
The Boston Globe
| WASHINGTON—Consumer prices were unchanged in June, held down by cheaper gas. Outside the volatile food and energy categories, inflation was mild. | The Labor Department said Tuesday that gas prices fell in June by a seasonally adjusted 2 percent,...
Controlling uncertainty: Why do consumers need to believe in certain service providers?
PhysOrg
| "Some services can be evaluated with actual experience, whereas other services are difficult to evaluate even with experience—they have to be taken on faith. Services taken on faith are more difficult to evaluate, and are usually perceived to ...
Consumer Law
Samsung Galaxy Tab - Technology
(photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Samsung loses bid to lift ban on U.S. tablet sales
Houston Chronicle
Tweet Share this Email Print Related News | Apple pays $60 million to settle China iPad trademark disputeMon, Jul 2 2012Micron to buy Japanese chip maker ElpidaMon, Jul 2 2012Apple scores second legal win vs Samsung in a weekFri, Jun 29 2012Judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone warSat, Jun 23 2012Facebook will change ad service to settle lawsuitT...



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