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30 Nov 2009 09:57

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Culture: “New Moon” has surprisingly strong competition in “The Blind Side”

  • $40.1 million the amount Sandra Bullock’s latest made in its second week – just behind “New Moon”
  • 17% increase the boost in box-office receipts it saw between week one and week two source
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29 Nov 2009 01:11

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Biz: Black Friday sales mostly flat, but with silver lining online

  • +0.5% increase in sales this Black Friday, compared to last year
  • +35% increase in Black Friday Web purchases from last year source
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24 Nov 2009 10:08

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Biz: The economy expanded at a smaller clip than expected

  • +2.8% increase in the economy’s expansion in the third quarter
  • +3.5% the rate the government had initially anticipated this quarter
  • +11% boost in corporate profits – the rebound’s driving factor source
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23 Nov 2009 11:16

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Biz: Give people a tax credit and they’ll buy a home with it

  • 10% boost in existing home sales in October source
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07 Nov 2009 14:21

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Tech: Microsoft has lots of reasons to celebrate the Windows 7 launch

  • 234% increase in box software sales over Vista source
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04 Nov 2009 20:27

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U.S.: The Senate gets completely behind extending unemployment

  • 14 weeks amount of time the bill, which still needs to go through the House, covers for those about to run out of unemployment source
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29 Oct 2009 09:57

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Biz: That’s promising: The economy’s starting to grow again

  • 3.5% increase in 3Q gross domestic product; hooray! source
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27 Oct 2009 10:24

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Biz: Home prices are slowly starting to make a comeback

  • 1.2% increase in August – the fourth straight up month source
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26 Oct 2009 22:18

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U.S., World: Obama: Not looking to put troops in harm’s way unless necessary

  • I won’t risk your lives unless it is absolutely necessary. And if it necessary, we will back you up to the hilt.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking to a Jacksonville, Fla. military audience about whether or not he plans to send more troops to Afghanistan. The president appears not to want to force the issue unless it needs to be forced. “I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm’s way,” he continued. • source
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25 Oct 2009 15:09

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Biz: Newspaper job cuts are getting ever-bloodier in 2009

  • 14,010 journos laid off this year alone source
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