  | | | | NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The shopping frenzy known as "Black Friday" kicked off at a more civilized hour, with shoppers welcoming decisions by retailers such as Target Corp and Toys R Us Inc to move their openings to Thursday night. | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Businesses and households expect reliable electricity to be available at the flick of a switch. But the frequency of large-scale blackouts in the United States has not fallen in the last 30 years, and big blackouts remain a common occurrence throughout emerging markets. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Are price-matching programs for holiday gifts worth the extra time and effort? | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $5,000 Bose home theater system, a $2,700 Tempur-Cloud mattress, a $450 Dyson pedestal fan (like the one used at the Kardashian house) and an $85 box of frozen mini hot dog appetizers are just a few of Oprah's Favorite Things. | | | | | | (Reuters) - After another day of pumping out their swampy, moldy houses, neighbors in Breezy Point in New York City huddled at the quaint generator-powered firehouse Wednesday night, stamping their feet to stay warm. Neighbors picked at food from tin cans and sipped soups from Styrofoam cups as they lamented the growing holes in a safety net they thought they had: homeowner's insurance. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for the trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims asked an appeals court on Wednesday to restore nearly $30 billion in claims against JPMorgan Chase & Co and other banks, saying it would force those who furthered the fraud to "pay their fair share." | | | | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Insurers that venture into bank-like business activities in search of higher returns must realize they will be regulated like banks, the head of the European Union's insurance watchdog said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Don't look now, but your parents may have at least $100,000 more than you think they have -- you just haven't asked and they haven't told. That's the key finding of a new survey from Fidelity Investments about how families talk (or, more often, don't) about money. | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - During a 2009 trip to Hong Kong, mutual fund portfolio manager Michael McGowan came across two 40-story office towers nearing completion in Kowloon East, a formerly industrial neighborhood across the bay from the city center, that were renting space for about HK$10 ($1.30) per square foot per month. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Get ready to hear a lot about the Eagle Talon Castle, the LeapPad2 from LeapFrog and the reincarnation of Furby - all of which toy industry insiders predict will be hot sellers this year. | | | | |  |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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