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Christmas And New Year's Travel Forecast

The New York region may get a welcome boost this holiday season with the Big Apple ranking as one of the top travel destinations for both Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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'Gangnam Style' Christmas Lights Are A Viral Hit [VIDEO]

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it can only mean one thing: Some people are about to go way, way overboard with their Christmas decorations. However, this insane display of Christmas lights, synced to South Korean pop star PSY’s unlikely hit “Gangnam Style,” is much more tolerable than most.
Black Friday 2012: Items To Ignore

Black Friday 2012: What Not To Buy

Every year Black Friday heralds the beginning of mega shopping deals that sees consumers waiting in long queues to win the best bargains. But not all offers come with the best deals, some offer propositions that are best saved for spring.
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US Employers Planned 3.3% Fewer Layoffs In February: Report

U.S. employers planned slightly fewer layoffs in February than the previous month, but the overall pace of corporate downsizing is up 18 percent over last year, global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said in a report Thursday.
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Will Apple TV Service Be Launched by Christmas?

Despite facing difficulties with the media conglomerates that broadcast a large majority of television content, Apple may be pushing ahead with its plans to release a streaming television service by Christmas. Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of internet software and services, has been leading talks with content providers for months reports the NY Post. The paper describes Apple's negotiating stance as this: We decide the price, we decide what content.
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Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Trailer Released: A Reunion of Actors [VIDEO]

Tim Burton, the mastermind behind Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, just released the trailer for his latest film, Frankenweenie. An animated comedy and horror film, Frankenweenie is set to hit theaters on Oct. 5. The film has an interesting cast of actors lending their voices to the characters.
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U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.4% in Jan, Lower Than Expected

Sales at U.S. retailers climbed slightly in January as Americans took advantage of post-holiday promotions, and although Tuesday's data fell short of economists' median projection, it still provided yet another hopeful sign of a strengthening economy.
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Jimmy Kimmel Video Prank: Unplug the TV During the Super Bowl [VIDEO]

Jimmy Kimmel is known for pulling cruel on children, such as when he asked parents to tell their children they ate all the Halloween candy or when he asked parents to give their children terrible presents for Christmas. Now Kimmel is pranking full-grown adults and getting them to act like children. In his latest prank video compilation, Kimmel has asked people around the country to unplug to the television during the Super Bowl.
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Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas

Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from tech bellwethers IBM and Intel contrasted with Google's disappointing report.
Taylor Swift "Eyes Open" for Hunger Games

Taylor Swift aims at Jake Gyllenhaal on new album?

Taylor Swift says her new album will be about an absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak, prompting speculation in the media that the latest subject of her songwriting skills may be her short-lived 2010 crush on Jake Gyllenhaal.

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