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Consumer Confidence Plunges

Conference board February 23, 2010

Consumer confidence in the U.S. economy plunged in February to an eight-month low, The Conference Board reported Tuesday. The index dropped to 46.0...

Sears Has Positive Quarter; To Close Stores

February 23, 2010

Sears Holdings Tuesday announced fourth quarter earnings of $430 million, more than doubling the $190 million figure from the same period last year....

Walmart Profit Up 21%

CE Sales Lift Walmart February 18, 2010

Walmart Thursday said that its fourth-quarter profit rose 21 percent over the same time the year before, as performance exceeded the company's guidance....

Retail Sales Rose in January; CE Up 1.2 Percent

Department of Commerce February 12, 2010

Retail sales in the U.S. rose 0.5 percent in the month of January, the Commerce Department said...

Tech Makes a Comeback In Super Bowl Ads

Google's Super Bowl ad February 8, 2010

After a 2009 game in which Vizio was the lone major CE manufacturer to run a Super Bowl television commercial...

Amazon Sales, Profits Jump

Amazon Introduces Shopping-by-Text January 31, 2010

Amazon.com last week reported huge profits from the quarter that included the holiday season, numbers largely driven by sales of consumer electronics....

NRF: 2010 Retail Sales to Increase 2.5%

NRF logo January 26, 2010

The National Retail Federation is projecting this year's retail industry sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, will increase 2.5 percent from last year....

Consumer Confidence Surges to 16-Month High

January consumer confidence from the Conference Board January 26, 2010

Despite weeks of mixed economic news, the Conference Board Tuesday announced that consumer confidence in the U.S. economy jumped to 55.9, a 16-month high....

Apple Reports Huge Quarter on Mac, iPhone Sales

Apple January 25, 2010

Apple, two days before it is expected to introduce its long-awaited tablet product, announced very positive results for its first fiscal quarter on Monday....

Fool Me Once...

January 21, 2010

“Be what you would seem to be -- or, if you'd like it put more simply, never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what...

 
 
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