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Of course, attractive deals can always trump fiscal responsibility. And plenty of retailers are offering incentives for husbands and wives to stuff each other's stockings. "In general, retailers realize that shoppers don't have as much money," says John Vincent, founder of BlackFriday.info. "They know you're not going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrifty Spouses Could Hurt Holiday Shopping | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

Critics of the authoritarian Chinese government would say it's a system more accurately called "can do - or else." And they have a point. No one in the U.S. would argue that it should adopt China's dictatorial style of government. America doesn't need to displace tens of thousands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

How important were those specialty arms? In 2007, they accounted for more than 30% of indie box-office revenues. The big studios' specialty divisions were also key players in film-festival bidding wars, often paying between $2 million and $10 million per film. This year the highest price paid for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indie-Film Shakeout: There Will Be Blood | 11/7/2009 | See Source »

That funding model is now dead. One reason is the foreign presell market has dried up - foreign governments now prefer to focus on their domestic film industries. Another reason is that U.S. films are often priced too high for investors to make money on, a problem that has intensified with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indie-Film Shakeout: There Will Be Blood | 11/7/2009 | See Source »

What is something that serves as an emotional need? It depends on the person. For example, expensive athletic shoes like Nikes - the right style or model - are totally superfluous and over-priced, but kids who don't have the right kind of shoe face potential ostracism from their peers. I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shoptimism: Why We Buy Things | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

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