Money blog: Full list of postcodes now eligible for £25 cold weather payment
The government has started issuing £25 cold weather payments to eligible households - as the UK is hit with a cold snap. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day, Prime Day: What's the difference?
Deciding when to shop can feel overwhelming from Black Friday and Cyber Monday to Prime Day and Boxing Day. This guide breaks ...
Everyone Calls the Day After Thanksgiving 'Black Friday.' Why?
In 1985, one department store manager described the day after Thanksgiving as "a black cloud hanging over" his employees.
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85-year-old woman robbed of engagement ring in Abbotsford parking lot: police
An 85-year-old woman's engagement ring was "forcibly ripped off her hand" in an Abbotsford parking lot Monday afternoon, ...
Death of 19-year-old employee found in Walmart walk-in oven was not foul play, police say
Walmart told NBC News last month that the store was closed until further notice. It remains closed as of Monday, CBC reported.
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Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change
Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...
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It’s a shorter holiday season. Does that matter?
For years, Black Friday was seen as the time to get the biggest deals of the season. The day was filled with scenes of ...
Paris Exhibit ‘The Saga of the Department Stores' Tells the Story of Shopping Through Art and Architecture
PARIS - Christened "cathedrals of consumption" by French author Émile Zola, the original department stores gave rise to the ...