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...should outdo the sidewalk in delivering sales growth: holiday forecasts predict zero to 2.2% overall sales gains for November and December, according to respective estimates by Bain & Co. and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the world's largest retail trade association. By comparison, online retail sales are expected to grow 12%, to $44 billion, according to Forrester Research...
...intellectual property would seem a compelling reason to stop Google, we feel that publishing companies need to be less obstructionist and more proactive in digitizing their material. Harvard University’s withdrawal is unfortunate but both understandable and expected. That said, as legal pressure from publishers continues to grow, Harvard can and should find other ways—beyond just allowing the scanning of books no longer subject to copyright laws—to aid Google’s digitization project. For example, Harvard should explore the possibility of allowing books that are published through its own publishing house...
...While foreclosures continue to grow nationwide, there are no official numbers of how many of those foreclosures are on homes owned by real estate professionals. Darren Duarte, a spokesperson for the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of American, which provides free mortgage counseling, says his organization has helped numerous real estate agents who are struggling to keep their homes...
...overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect - that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. This likability and perceived trustworthiness continue to grow over time. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased with key groups that had been cool toward him before. Likewise, regarding key questions - like, Whom do you trust to improve the economy, be Commander in Chief, handle taxes or handle the housing crisis? - Obama leads McCain in recent...
...things grow worse at home expect Medvedev and his patron, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to ramp up the rhetoric in an effort to stir nationalism and nostalgia for Russia's lost empire. But ignore the words and take note instead of what Russia's leaders do. Speech made, Medvedev sent a message of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama this week. "I hope for a constructive dialogue with you based on trust and consideration of each other's interests," the message ended. The Russian leader knows that even when he talks tough the likelihood that he can back that...