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50% off! Cyber Monday deal today only! (Kidding!)

by Kristin Schwab
Dec 4, 2024
The frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales now lasts for weeks, and the constant deals are making the dates less meaningful for shoppers.
Cyber Monday has extended its pitch to shoppers. Is it coming from an anxious place?
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Why are Black Friday deals appearing earlier this year?

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 28, 2024
Pre-Thanksgiving Black Friday sales aren’t just about getting more of our money early. It's about getting us to imagine all the things we want to buy as prices continue to drop.
Just because people are willing to spend doesn’t mean they aren’t being cautious. Consumers are seeking out deals and cheaper alternatives to their holiday shopping list items.
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For the best fish market deals, get there before dawn

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Nov 14, 2024
Once a week, wholesale fishing operations in San Pedro open their doors to the general public. But you'll need to get there early.
Mike Stahl runs one of the fish market stalls that open during the wee hours of Saturday morning every week in San Pedro.
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Why does Costco sell luxury items?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 18, 2023
Everyone loves a good deal.
A worker pushes carts outside a Costco Wholesale store in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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Make Cyber Monday Great Again

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 28, 2016
Is Trump's red hat ornament: naughty or nice?
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It’s Black Friday Cyber November!

by Jed Kim
Nov 21, 2016
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are no longer days, but an entire month.
Shoppers walk by holiday decor hanging on Tiffany & Co. in New York City on Black Friday last year.
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What's the best deal you've ever made?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Mar 18, 2016
Tell us about that time you made a car salesman cry.
Come impress us with your best deal stories.
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What's behind corporate America's merger mania?

by Tracey Samuelson
Oct 13, 2015
From tech to beer to energy, deal activity could set a record in 2015.
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Dollar stores adapt to an improving economy

by Sally Herships
Jul 28, 2014
Dollar Tree is buying Family Dollar. Dollar stores are selling different things.
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Why Murdoch wants Time Warner: leverage

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 16, 2014
Time Warner turned down Rupert Murdoch's reported $80 billion offer. He'll be back.
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