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14 hours ago ago from Everything about Gingerbread
Dogs across the country can expect some bone-shaped presents under the Christmas tree this year. An Associated Press-Petside.com poll shows 52 percent of pet owners plan to buy their animals a holiday gift up from 43 percent last year. See more here: Boxes, ribbons and bones Press & Sun-Bulletin
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15 hours ago ago from Property for Sale in Majorca
2008 has seen the cost a typical family holiday as well as weekend breaks rise much faster than inflation, and many tourists have noticed the difference in the same 2007 holiday package compared to this year's price. To blame are higher oil prices, and with a large part of a holiday often being a flight oil rising to over US $100 a barrel in early January was what sparked the prediction if the analysts had known it would be over US $130 a ...
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5 hours ago ago from Recessionwire
recession is a great excuse for cutting back on your spending—be it the amount you pay for a pair of shoes or the number of nights you'll go out to expensive dinners each week. But try blaming the recession for your slimmer-than-usual tips. People are generally okay when others spend less on themselves, but they’re less forgiving when it comes to penny-pinching on gratuities—especially during the holiday season. Not that they’re not ...
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4 hours ago ago from Times of the Internet - The Web's Number One News Source - Times News
absolutely-fabulous absolutely-scrumptious business cooking-recipes crime entertainment gossip health internet lifestyle movies nation news online-games people personal-development politics press-releases products science sports technology this-and-that travel weather world top stories Poll: Many spending less on holiday gifts ATLANTA, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A poll released Monday suggests nearly half of U.S. ...
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16 hours ago ago from Profit Realm
CardRatings.com--the most comprehensive free source for comparing credit card offers--recently conducted a poll asking consumers how much they plan to spend on their credit cards this year as compared to last year. More than 60 percent of respondents plan on spending more on their credit cards this holiday season than last. CardRatings.com founder and consumer advocate Curtis Arnold weighs in. Little Rock, AR ( PRWEB ) December 14, 2009 ...
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CNN poll: 50% of Americans spending less on gifts
9 hours ago ago from CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A lot of Americans will be cutting back on spending for their families and others this holiday season, and will be more practical with the gifts they give, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll released Monday. According to the poll, 49% of those surveyed said they'll spend less on holiday gifts this year than they did last year. Another 39% said they'll spend at 2008 levels, while 12% indicated they'll spend ...
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2 hours ago ago from Gadling
The airports may not be as crowded at Christmas this year. The Air Transport Association of America expects holiday flight traffic to fall 2.5 percent from 2008 . The holiday period is measured as December 17, 2009 through January 6, 2010. The busiest days in the sky are most likely to be the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after Christmas. Don't expect to have plenty of legroom, though. Part of the decline stems from the fact that airlines have ...
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6 hours ago ago from DailyFinance
E-commerce sales for the holiday are doing so well that it is almost certain they will post a gain for the holiday season. According to Comscore, the online research firm, "For the holiday season-to-date, $19.9 billion has been spent online, marking a 3% increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent week saw above average online spending growth of 4% versus a year ago, as two individual days surpassed $800 million in ...
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4 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Mont. oil output drops but high prices soften blow BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Oil production in Montana is off by about 30 percent from its high three years ago, but state officials said rebounding energy prices have staved off a sharp hit to the state's budget. That's a rare bit of good news - or at least not-so-bad news - for state revenue officials tracking a steady decline in corporate and income taxes caused by the recession. ...
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3 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Last year, I put together my first annual holiday pick list to help shoppers everywhere survive the economic downturn in style. I was so inspired by the idea, that I did the holiday pick list and put it out on the wires. This year, I'm doing the list again for the second time. Who knew we'd still be so economically challenged? In the spirit of frugality, this year's list is coming to you via Huffington Post. What better way to share ...
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