Retailers hope holiday shoppers ready to trade up
Stores push higher-ticket items on Black Friday in bet to grab shoppers ready to spend more
NEW YORK (AP) -- After two Christmas seasons of pushing socks, pajamas and other basics as gifts, retailers are betting that Americans are ready to give a little more this year.
"Israel will get what it wants and the US will always facilitate even when it knows better and even when its actions are not always in its own best interests. Forget about the Palestinians. Just like the weary mother in the supermarket who ends up buying her kid another sugary treat so he will...
Measured a different way, the correlation between money and happiness is surprisingly strong
DISMAL scientists who look at happiness often contend that, beyond a GDP per capita of just $15,000 (measured at purchasing-power parity), money does not buy happiness. Up to that point the correlation between...
As expected, the Obama administration this week appealed a decision by a federal judge who ordered the reinstatement of an Air Force officer dismissed under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay service members.
But in a surprise move, government attorneys did not ask that the judge's decision be stayed, which clears...
More than just a non-functional concept, the Acer Iconia just might be the world's first working dual-touchscreen laptop. Aside from the two 14-inch displays, it boasts "Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) and is equipped with an Intel Core i5-480M / 560M / 580M CPU, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory." Video after the break. Click here for more pictures....
