'Twelve days of Christmas' gets pricier
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Booming commercial construction is sparking demand for ornamental trees, leading to a 44 percent increase in the price of a pear tree, which helped push the price for buying all the items in the "The Twelve Days of Christmas," up 3.1 percent in 2006, according to a recent study.
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More than any other studio, Warner Bros. makes big bets on star vehicles and event films that spare no expense. This holiday season is no exception.
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Ever since it debuted Wednesday, there was never any doubt that "Meet the Fockers" would lead the pack at the Christmas weekend box office.
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A semiromantic holiday semicomedy about a struggling actor who puts aside his pride and takes a $100-a-day job as a sidewalk Santa Claus.
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Tight profit margins trigger deep discounts on the high street for the traditional Boxing Day sales.
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With the 2007 run-up to Christmas boosted by a last-minute sales surge, retailers are putting an extra emphasis on after-Christmas discounts, hoping bargain shoppers and gift-card splurgers can enrich stores' holidays.
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Use a little Christmas cash for a big money lesson.
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Exclusive 'Twas the night before Christmas...
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The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.
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Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
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Blockbuster has a nice big Christmas gift for movie fans. The video chain is finally dumping its late fees. Forget about rushing back to the store with those DVDs, videotapes and games.
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Fool contributor Tim Beyers finds that when it comes to stocks, it might pay to be Scrooge.
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Gift cards were hot; department stores were not. The pricier the goods, the better they sold. American Eagle Outfitters was the store to shop; Aeropostale was so 2003. And for stores with all the wrong stuff, not even huge discounts saved Christmas.
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The 12th annual Kettle Kick-off Holiday Luncheon on Thursday raised $150,305 for Christmas food baskets, meals, toys and other services for needy people during the holidays and throughout the year.
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The average household will spend close to $1,000 on Christmas and the other gift-giving holidays this winter, according to some estimates.
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With the arrival of Christmas weekend, it's Hollywood's last chance to open a box office bonanza or two before the calendar year ends.