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Thursday's National Free Coffee Day. To celebrate, consumers can get free coffee at several places throughout the country.

Amazon said the Kindle Fire tablet will cost $199, well below the industry-leading Apple iPad, which starts at $499. Now the world's largest online retailer says it'll use brick-and-mortar stores including Best Buy and Staples to help sell its new Kindle Fire tablet, expected to be released Nov. 15.

India is moving quickly on a plan to open its $450 billion retail sector to global players such as Wal-Mart, the country's industry secretary said on Wednesday, in a sign the government may be pressing ahead with a key reform.

Asian technology companies came under pressure on Thursday to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly $199.

Global energy prices that have remained steadily high restrict the elbow room for monetary policy response, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India said, highlighting the uphill task the bank faces in its fight against stubbornly high inflation.

Kindle Fire, Amazon's new tablet launched Wednesday, is probably the biggest threat to iPad.

Amazon stole the tablet show Wednesday, unveiling its new Kindle Fire tablet while revealing its price will be $199. Ouch, said Barnes & Noble, America's largest bookstore chain which relies heavily on sales of its Nook and Nook Color. Amazon's Fire tablet is $50 cheaper than the Nook Color. Amazon also announced it will slash prices on its Kindle ereaders.

With iPhones being all the hype on the market right now, do we have a need for devices purely serving our musical needs anymore? Why buy iPods when iPhones do it all and more?

Daily deals company Groupon expanded its service twice Wednesday, announcing a new loyalty program called Groupon Rewards, and a new platform for finding hot products at a bargain called Groupon Goods.

Amazon is red hot. The company's stock is surging on the same day Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled its first tablet -- the Kindle Fire -- at an event in New York.

Europe's never-ending debt saga has investors girding for volatile, unsteady currency markets for years to come.

Japanese households stayed put in gold during the market turmoil this month, in sharp contrast to a selling rush when prices surged in August, reflecting gradually spreading recognition of gold as an investment asset.

Amid the second-largest gold sell-off since 1983, the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that investors were dumping bullion in droves.

Wednesday's the big day for the tablet, when the Amazon Kindle Fire will be unveiled in New York. The highly-anticipated tablet is expected to be one of the to compete with the global-leading Apple iPad tablet. This will be the first viewing most tech journalist get of the new product, but by now there appear to be very few secrets. Here are 10 things to know about the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet:

After a long spell of sustained silence, Apple has finally sent out invitations to an iPhone-related event on Oct.4 at Cupertino, its headquarters in California.

The Apple is iPad is dominating the global tablet market, capturing 80 percent of the market according to industry statistics.

Africa is starting to appear on the radar screens of western retailers as they look for the next growth opportunity in emerging markets while having to cope with subdued consumer spending at home.

More U.S. retailers looking for fresh markets are turning to Canada, lured by their northern neighbor's resilient economy, strong currency and the familiarity with their brands.

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will be revealed in New York on Wednesday, according to reports. Already, media types are proclaiming that Amazon will throw down a competitive gauntlet against Apple and its industry-leading iPad tablet with an expected October Kindle Fire release.

Best Buy, Office Depot and Stapes are all offering discounts of up to $200 for RIM's BlackBerry Playbook Tablet.

Arch West, creator of Doritos, died last week of natural causes in Dallas. He was 97.