Video: Prices Slashed to Entice Holiday Shoppers

Consumers saw plenty of after-Christmas bargains, but even the big discounts may not be enough to salvage the dismal holiday shopping season.

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Video: Holiday Cheers For Amazon.com

Online discount retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) announced today that the 2008 holiday season was its "best ever" with record high orders and massive shipments this past month.

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Video: Last-minute Shoppers Won't Save Christmas

After limping through a holiday season expected to be the worst in decades, the nation's stores made it to Christmas with little to celebrate. Americans are too worried about their jobs and the recession to do much shopping.

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