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Retailers hope for 'frugal fatigue'
Shoppers could come down with “frugal fatigue” this holiday season, potentially sparking higher retail sales as consumers rebound from their economic gloom, experts said Tuesday.
They were part of a panel at the Glendale Galleria — a...Tags: Computer Hardware, Consumers, Washington, DC, Black Friday (shopping), Holidays
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Food costs eat into DineEquity's profits
Glendale-based DineEquity Inc., the parent of the IHOP and Applebee’s restaurants, on Thursday reported a continued drop in the number of customers at both chains and warned that the rising price of food staples may make for a challenging 2011....Tags: Restaurants, Companies and Corporations, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Real Estate, Dining and Drinking
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Holiday travel on the rebound
DOWNTOWN — Thousands of area residents renewed travel regimens this Memorial Day weekend, pouring onto highways and into airports as the nation officially ushered in the summer travel season. Be it falling gas prices, enticing hotel and car rental...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Sacramento, Transportation, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Hotels and Accommodations
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Supervisor calls for 'structural overhaul'
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich slammed state lawmakers on Wednesday at an economic summit at Woodbury College in Burbank, blaming them for much of the financial stress that has forced local governments to shed jobs and cut services. The...Tags: Economic Policy, Labor Legislation, Sacramento, State Budgets, Texas
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Public pensions deal in the works
SPRINGFIELD — State government workers, teachers, university employees and lawmakers could see their annual pension increases scaled back but might not have to pay more toward their retirement or work longer under an emerging plan aimed at...
Tags: Government, Illinois Governor, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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What's driving the real estate resurgence?
The advent of spring has unleashed a new lease on life for the housing market. Sales are up. Inventory is down. Prices – which have been hovering at the bottom for a while – are now slowly rising. So are bank-issued mortgages. "It's the...Tags: Finance, Realty, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mortgages, Real Estate Sellers
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World's most powerful radio telescope to be shared by 3 nations
World NowWorld's most powerful radio telescope to be split between South Africa, Australia and NZ: South African politicans and scientists were jubilant Friday after a decision to locate the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope in South Africa, Australia... -
Highest consumer confidence in years
WASHINGTON - A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in 4 1/2 years. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment jumped to 79.3 in May, up from 76.4 in the previous...Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumers
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Europe debt crisis dragging world economies down
WASHINGTON — The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to worries about China and other major pillars of economic growth. Analysts worry that economies and...Tags: Los Angeles Times, London (England), François Hollande, Spain, European Union
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Stocks open mixed ahead of long weekend
Stocks were mixed in early trading on Wall Street amid continuing concerns over the European debt crisis but positive U.S. consumer confidence data. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 37 points, or 0.3%, to 12,493 shortly after the opening bell....
Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumers, Facebook, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Consumer confidence surged in May to highest level since 2007
WASHINGTON -- Despite Europe's economic troubles, American consumers are feeling better about the economy than at any time since the start of the Great Recession. Consumer confidence surged in May to its highest level since October 2007, the ninth-...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumers
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