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This arrangement is great for the winner, "Wow, I just made $1,500 off a $1,000 investment!" But terrible for the loser, "I lost WHAT? But I only invested a fraction of that!" That's why being an individual or "retail" investor in the currency market is not for the faint of heart...
...getting 20 wines,” Krein said. “It limits it to a number of people that are definitely interested in the course.” In order to keep the cost as low as possible, the bottles—most of which usually retail for $15 to $25—were purchased at a discount from local wine shop Martignetti Liquors, allowing students to sample a more refined selection of bubblies, whites, and reds. “At most parties here you get cheap gins and cheap vodkas, so good wine is nice for a change...
...Uggs back, but they're back with a vengeance. Based on the Hitwise sample, searches for Uggs increased 23% compared with the same week last year. And the top three product search terms in the apparel category are all Ugg-ly: "Ugg boots," "Uggs" and "Ugg." In the retail category, Internet users declared this year's uncontested winner in the war of video game consoles: Nintendo's Wii, which is the second most searched retail product after the iPod. (The next most popular gaming console is the Xbox 360, which comes in a distant second...
...Which Season? Thanks to Nancy Gibbs for her thoughts on the rather confusing and sad overlapping of our holidays [Nov. 19]. It's disheartening that holidays have become a retailer's trap for the consumer and that we've lost their real meaning. I am trying desperately to separate the real from the retail for my 2-year-old son. I had to chuckle while reading the article because just a couple of days before, he and I walked into a store that was decorated for Christmas and he pointed excitedly and said, "Mama, look at the Halloween tree!" Jennifer...
...bureaucracy to widespread environmental, child labor and health issues. Earlier this month, a Norwegian sovereign fund withdrew investments from Indian-owned mining firm Vedanta Resources over its environmental practices in India. And big-box European chains like Carrefour are frustrated over the slow pace of reform in India's retail sector, where complete foreign ownership of multi-brand retail outlets is still not allowed. Partly to tackle such issues, Europe is helping to fund bilateral projects aimed at helping India develop much-needed infrastructure and improve its social indicators in an eco-friendly...