Cyber Monday

Congress Says FCC Chair Abused Power: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 10, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.10.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a scathing 110 page report titled "Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission un...

Cyber Monday Sales Up 15%: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 4, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo'...

Cyber Monday: Howard Dean, Ed Asner & You

Justin Krebs | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style


Justin Krebs

Drinking Liberally Shot of Truth by Justin Krebs Happy Cyber Monday -- that's right, the newly-minted term for the big post-Thanksgiving day of onlin...

Cyber Monday Follows Robust Black Friday: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 1, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Cyber Monday will follow a robust Black Friday. While dim reports on the state of retail are all the rage, if analysts and the media continue to spi...

Cyber Monday

August J. Pollak | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

Respecting a holiday with ancient traditions dating as far back as 2005.

Online Retailers Prepare for Cyber Monday, Big Deals: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 24, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Online retailers are expected to offer extra promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving to help boost sales. Known as "Cyber Monday", a survey done...

Record Cyber-Monday Sales Bring In $733 Million

Reuters | Posted 11.28.2007 | Business


U.S. online shoppers spent a record $733 million in a single day on "Cyber Monday," according to market research firm comScore. Cyber Monday is the f...

Apple Boosted By "Cyber Monday" Sales

AP | Posted 11.27.2007 | Business


Shares of Apple Inc. rose Tuesday morning after an analyst noted online demand for iPods outstripped supply during the "Cyber Monday" shopping spree. ...

Cyber Monday US Retail Sales Exceed Expectations

MSN Money | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business


US online retail sales have been growing at better-than-expected rates in the run-up to the holidays, according to Wall Street analysts and internet r...

Strong Retail Sales Point Wall Street To Higher Opening

AP | LAUREN VILLAGRAN | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business


Wall Street headed toward a higher open on Monday as sales reports indicated a strong start to the holiday shopping season and seemed to ease investor...

Walmart.com To Keep Sales Going All Week

Reuters | Nicole Maestri | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business


Walmart.com, hoping U.S. consumers did not get their fill of shopping over the long Thanksgiving weekend, will roll out more holiday deals online ever...

More Midnight Madness! Stores Hype "Black Friday"

AP | RACHEL KONRAD | Posted 11.22.2007 | Business


While many Americans sleep off the effects of oversize turkey dinners, Glenn Murphy will mingle with holiday hordes at an outlet mall. Murphy, chairma...

How To Navigate Black Friday At Best Buy

Fool.com | Timothy Otte | Posted 11.21.2007 | Business


I love Black Friday. I don't buy anything on the day after Thanksgiving, but as a student of retail I can't resist the action on the biggest sales day...

Wal-Mart Leads Black Friday Blitz

Seeking Alpha | Posted 11.20.2007 | Business


Black Friday marks one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Many retailers open early and offer discounts on popular holiday gifts to attract con...

F. Scott Got It Wrong: Rich Aren't Different From Others, Reining In Spending

Bloomberg | Mathew Benjamin, Rich Miller | Posted 11.20.2007 | Business


F. Scott Fitzgerald had it wrong: In a slowing economy, the rich aren't that different from everyone else. Affluent consumers, pinched by shrinking s...

"Cyber Monday" Losing Steam With Web Shoppers

Reuters | Karen Jacobs | Posted 11.19.2007 | Business


"Cyber Monday," the online Christmas shopping version of Black Friday, may be losing its retailing importance at broadband speed. Though retail watch...

E-Commerce Tips To Avoid Holiday Shopping Fraud

US News & World Report | Kimberly Palmer | Posted 11.19.2007 | Business


Even before the turkey is turned into next-day sandwiches, shoppers will be making their holiday lists and getting ready to click their way to purchas...