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New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales (AP)

This Jan. 18, 2012 photo shows a new home in a development in Pleasant Hills, Pa. Fewer people bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP – Fewer people bought new homes in December. The decline made 2011 the worst year for new -homes sales on records dating back nearly half a century.


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J.C. Penney gets rid of hundreds of sales (AP)

AP – J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers will no longer have to wait for a sale to get the lowest prices in its stores.

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Holiday sales fa-la-la-la from boffo 

The final Christmas tally from retail trade group the National Retail Federation showed a 4.1% increase in holiday sales, slightly more than expected.

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IN THE end, Christmas sales were ho-ho-hum.

The final Christmas tally from retail trade group the National Retail Federation showed a 4.1% increase in holiday sales, slightly more than expected.

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With new generic rivals, Lipitor’s sales halved (AP)

AP – Sales of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world’s top-selling drug got its first U.S. generic competition, new data show.

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Record Cyber Monday, Black Friday sales boost  stocks as Dow jumps nearly 300 points  

Stocks soared as retail sales over the Thanksgiving weekend, plus efforts by European leaders to tackle the debt crisis, put a stop to a prolonged sell-off.

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Cyber Monday sales surge 20% as shoppers grab hot deals like Kindle Fire 

Whether they were at work, at home, or on the go, deal-crazed shoppers flooded the Internet today, yielding an unprecedented Cyber Monday bonanza.

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Sales of new homes up in October, but prices fall (AP)

This Oct. 18, 2011 photo, shows new home construction in a development in Canonsburg, Pa. Americans bought slightly more new homes in October, but the median sales price fell to its lowest level this year. The mixed report suggests the nation's housing market is a long way from recovering. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP – Americans bought slightly more new homes in October, a hopeful sign for the troubled housing market. But the median sales price fell to its lowest level of the year, and the overall sales pace is trailing last year’s — the worst in half a century.


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