Holiday season, Jay-Z see promising starts
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Not a bad start. That goes for  both the holiday selling season and the return to duty by a  certain recording artist.
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Thatâs apparently the approach being taken by Jay-Z. He says what was âThe Best of Both Worldsâ tour will now be called âJay-Z and Friends.
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Hip-hop giant Jay-Z, who has kept his distance from R. Kelly since the R&amp;B superstar&#39;s 2002 indictment on child pornography charges, apparently no longer has a problem joining forces with his erstwhile collaborator.
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Jay-Z is in final negotiations to become president of Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam label, a source familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
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Many area retailers reported having a strong start to the holiday season as customers lined up early for after-Thanksgiving sales.
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U.S. shoppers are starting to get into  the holiday spirit, with indices on Tuesday showing sales  picking up with only 10 shopping days until Christmas.
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Retailers expected Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod music player to be a hot item this holiday season but are still struggling to keep up with demand.
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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The holiday mood at independent music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie merchants were down 7.1% from last year as of Nov. 28.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Intel is planning for a happy holiday season this month, as it expects to exceed its previous revenue guidance and has made progress in reducing its inventory, the company said Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- With just seven weeks to go before the traditional start of holiday shopping, retailers' hopes for an upbeat season are suddenly brighter.
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The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.
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For those rock 'n' roll fans on your gift list this holiday season, there are plenty of new offerings to keep their heads bopping along happily into the new year.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - About a month after launching a  joint North American tour, R. Kelly and Jay-Z plan to release  their second collaborative album.
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Seasons greetings are near, but so far there's little cheer for U.S. retailers wishing for "must-have" apparel items to land on holiday shopping lists.
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(CBS/AP) The start of the holiday season was respectable but unimpressive for many of the leading US retailers, with consumers jamming stores and malls on Friday and pulling back as the weekend wore on.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the  post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the  Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.