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• Microsoft to buy comparison shopping sites
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is buying a Munich, Germany-based Web comparison shopping site and its parent company for about $486 million in cash. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker says the acquisition of Greenfield Online Inc., which owns Ciao, a ...
• Minnesota economy buffeted by crosscurrents
And though recent federal income tax rebates were designed to keep consumers shopping, Eskuri said he hasn’t seen any benefit in his store. “We're just very dependent on whether or not people feel they have disposable income to spend," he said.
• Sony to launch world's thinnest LCD TVs
TOKYO - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch the world's thinnest liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs this year, broadening its product line-up ahead of the critical year-end shopping season. The new 40-inch model, which is 9.9 mm thick, is ...
• Thousands in Mississippi urged to evacuate
He was grocery shopping with family members, stocking up on cold beverages and planning to stay through the holiday at their beach house at Fort Morgan, down a beach road from Gulf Shores.
• Freezer sales heat up as the cost of food climbs
And, experts said, it's a trend that's expected to continue at least through much of next year as penny-pinching shoppers buy in bulk to take advantage of deals or bundle grocery shopping trips to conserve gas.