Online shoppers took to their computers in droves on Black Friday, spending 11 percent more than they did a year ago and buoying e-tailers' hopes for a bountiful holiday season. That's according to a report released Sunday by market research

Amazon's e-reader device, the Kindle, experienced its best sales month ever in November, according to the company, which made the announcement even before Cyber Monday purchases were tallied. Amazon did not release any actual numbers to back up its claim,

Looking to turn your Android smartphone into a handy stimulation device? There's an app for that, thanks to a Seattle-based startup that's offering developers and consumers an X-rated version of a smartphone app store. MiKandi launched a developer's portal last

It's clear the way we work is rapidly changing. Organizations and teams are becoming more geographically dispersed with the increased globalization of business. Networks of employees, partners, and customers are spanning the globe as industry becomes more interdependent.

What U.S. business wouldn't want a customer base of 37.5 million prospects? In 2008, hospitals in the U.S. registered that many admissions -- a number that equals 12 percent of the U.S. population. Yet the hospitals in the U.S. have

Crocs Coupons, Promo Codes & Free ShippingCrocs was ranked in 2008, the number one casual brand in the athletic specialty sporting goods channel for men, women, and children. In August 2009, they were even spotted on the feet of America's

Key News The Dubai government disclaimed responsibility for the debts of its Dubai World conglomerate on Monday , crushing earlier assumptions by creditors that the Arab emirate would guarantee its liabilities. (Reuters) Strong performance in manufacturing and services helped India's

Canadian economy emerges from recession, growing 0.4% annualized in the third quarter. Despite the slow take-off to the recovery in GDPgrowth, final domestic demand grew a robust 4.7% annualized. The Canadian economy grew for the first time in three quarters,

The Canadian economy follows the rest of global economies into expansion, seen in the GDP estimate released today in for the third quarter of this year; meanwhile, the manufacturing sector in Canada also followed its peer in the United States

11/30/2009 - USD/CAD - Price action on USD/CAD, a daily chart of which is shown, has continued its bearish path within the context of the clear downtrend that has prevailed in this currency pair since the fourth top around 1.3000

DOW +22 S&P 500 +2 Nasdaq -2.8 US indices traded lower only briefly in thin trade again after the open on the back of renewed risk aversion coupled with year end flows. Reports of improved Black Friday sales did little

Previous session overview The U.S. dollar recovered some of its overnight losses: EURUSD traded in a range of 1.4995 to 1.5065 in Europe today. The pair held on to hold support at 1.50 but without a rise to bypass Asia's

Continuing a nearly 8 month trend, the USD/CHF continues to move lower as the Dollar continues to shed strength. The pair is currently trading in a strong downward trend that has been bound by a descending channel. This channel can

Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.4871; (P) 1.4943; (R1) 1.5059; More At this point, intraday bias in EUR/USD is still mildly on the upside as long as 1.4950 minor support holds. As noted before, while the fall from 1.5143 was deep, it

Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.9993; (P) 1.0084; (R1) 1.0147; More At this point, intraday bias in USD/CHF is still mildly on the downside as long as 1.0075 minor resistance holds. As noted before, while the rebound from 0.9916 was strong, it

Daily Pivots: (S1) 85.20; (P) 86.10; (R1) 87.38; More . Intraday bias in USD/JPY remains neutral for the moment. While another rise cannot be ruled out, upside will likely be limited by 38.2% retracement of 92.31 to 84.81 at 84.67

10-year U.S. treasury yields slipped from around 3.36% last Monday to 3.18% following the announcement from Dubai World suggesting strongly that it was buckling under the strain of $59 billion debt as the flashy emirate state partied on after the

An interesting week of data ahead with major US ISM surveys and employment report on Friday. MAJOR HEADLINES - PREVIOUS SESSION New Zealand Oct. Building Permits rose 11.7% MoM Japan Nov. Nomura/JMMA Manufacturing PMI out at 52.3 vs. 54.3 in

The currency markets have a newly enhanced obsession with statistics. Ten years ago economic statistics engaged the market two or three times a month. Major economic indicators like the United States International Trade Balance or the unemployment rate would command

There will continue to be major concerns over the underlying UK government debt position. The risks to Sterling will intensify if there is a wider loss of confidence in the international financial sector as this would expose the UK banking