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Top 10 Gadgets Of The Year

Time.com makes their suggestion . And, no, Apple’s iPhone 3G was not No. 1. Let the grousing begin. More

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The $800 Billion Question

Many analysts are poring over Black Friday sales figures and, soon, December returns as if these numbers hold the key to our economic future. If they’re good, perhaps the end of the recession is in sight. If they’re bad, it’s going to be a long 2009.   All of that assumes that it will be business as usual in the U.S. economic cycle. It’s bust now, so... More

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Sears Importing Top Talent

Help is on the way :   “Scott Freidheim, a senior adviser to former Lehman Brothers Holdings Chief Richard Fuld Jr., has found employment at another troubled company, Sears Holdings, as a consigliere to another powerful executive, Edward S. Lampert. Mr. Freidheim will become an executive vice president of operating and support businesses at Sears, the firm said Tuesday. At... More

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Canon Sees Camera Market Contraction

No huge surprise, but Canon’s president Tsuneji Uchida told Reuters that digital camera unit sales may contract in 2009. Uchida noted that d-SLR sales are showing some signs of “stagnation.”   He also said Canon is looking to cut $1 billion thanks to a new computer system set to go online in 2010 that will “control information across the company,... More

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Petters’ Fall From Grace

It’s been a while since we last checked in on L’Affaire de Petters . Here’s what’s developed:   Petters girlfriend has given an interview wherein she laments his absence from her and their two children.   The AP has a long, must-read profile on the rise and fall of Tom Petters, which includes this nugget:   “Divorce documents... More