11/25/11
Marketplace for Friday, November 25, 2011
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How did it get so crazy out there? Couldn't folks have planned just a little better? It's just money, right? If you think we're talking about Black Friday, we're not. We're talking about the euro. Will it soon die? Plus, did you go shopping today? We look at why retailers are rolling out deals earlier and give you a history lesson on the origins of Black Friday. Also, the truth about why we buy and the argument against being thrity.
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Retailers hope to get into your wallets sooner
Black Friday is not just a single day anymore, and neither is Cyber Monday. Retailers are rolling out promotions earlier.
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Is the euro's death approaching?
In yet another bad development in the eurozone debt crisis, Italy saw its borrowing costs skyrocket. And now a British regulator has called on U.K. banks to prepare for the possible disintegration of the euro.
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The history of Black Friday
Historian Nancy Koehn describes the origins of Black Friday -- before it became known as a retail bonanza.
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The truth about why we buy
Author James Roberts discusses the motivations behind our shopping habits, and the relationship between money and happiness.
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The argument against thrift
Author James Livingston discusses why he's against thriftiness, and how more spending would benefit our economy and souls.
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Groupon shares drop below $20 IPO price
Bad news for Groupon: Shares in the deal company are falling apart.
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Weekly Wrap: Super committee and eurozone crisis
Lizzie O'Leary from Bloomberg News and John Carney with CNBC discuss the super committee's failure, the latest on Europe's debt crisis, and whether consumers are sick about being frugal.
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