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Putting Christmas Lights and Tree Stands to the Test

Image Source/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The holidays are a time for decorating and feeling festive. To help you avoid a decorating disaster, editors from the website The Sweethome went to work, spending more than 100 hours testing tree stands and holiday lights. Ganda Read More

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Black Friday Bargains Abound

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s the final countdown to the World Series of shopping, with retailers across the U.S. preparing for a deluge of deal hunters. “The discounts are bigger,” said Mark Ellwood, Author of “Bargain Fever.” Read More

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Eight Black Friday Shopping Strategies

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The holiday shopping season kicks off on Black Friday and it can be a bit overwhelming. Trae Bodge is an accomplished lifestyle journalist, TV presenter, spokesperson and educator specializing in beauty, tech, apps, toys, gift guides Read More

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More Record Highs on Wall Street

JaysonPhotography/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The stock markets hit new record highs on Wednesday, as a post-election rally continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 59.31 to a record close of 19083.18. The Nasdaq dipped 5.67 to finish the session at Read More

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Jobless Claims Rise to 251K

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims jumped last week, increasing by 18,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department. For the week ending Nov. 19, the number of people filing for benefits rose from a revised level of Read More

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday Doorbuster Deals

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Every year, Black Friday shoppers try to figure out if the best deals are online or in stores. This year, the answer is both. Stores are rolling out a two-pronged strategy: limited quantity doorbusters in-store and then simultaneous Read More