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Online shopping

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  Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

  Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. 

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  Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales

  The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject ... 

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  Internet sales tax bill to hit roadblock in House

  A bill to require Internet shoppers to pay sales taxes for online purchases may be cruising through the Senate but it will soon hit a roadblock in the ... 

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  Senate advances bill to tax Internet sales

  The Senate moved closer Thursday to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet. But a final vote in the Senate was delayed until senators ... 

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  Monroe, Eisenhower letters to be auctioned

  Marilyn Monroe's letter of despair to mentor Lee Strasberg and Dwight D. Eisenhower's heartfelt missives to his wife during World War II are among ... 

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  Google to deliver goods quickly to online shoppers

  Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery. The new service, called Google Shopping ... 

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  Wal-Mart tests in-store lockers for online orders

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be testing this summer an option for consumers to be able to order product on its website and then have it kept in a ... 

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  WWE helps launch Superstars for Sandy Relief

  WWE is joining with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch ... 

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  Auction house to offer Andy Warhol works online

  An online auction of Andy Warhol's works will give a broader audience the chance to own a piece of his pop art. It is Christie's International's first ... 

• EBay's 4Q performance caps company's best year yet

  EBay finished last year with a flourish as bargain-hunting holiday shoppers flocked to its Internet shopping mall and digital payment service to help ... 

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  All we want for Christmas is our gifts on time!

  Will Santa's sleigh be late? A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of ... 

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  US holiday sales slowly pick up after Sandy

  U.S. consumers shook off Superstorm Sandy last month and stepped up holiday shopping, helped by a steady job market and lower gas prices. Retail sales ... 

• Spanish botched fresco artist sells work on eBay

  The 80-year-old Spanish artist who became famous because of her botched restoration of a Christ fresco in a small-town church is auctioning one of her ... 

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  Webcam update: Lucy goes freelance to full-time

  Since graduating in fashion over the summer, dissatisfied with how her university prepared her for real life, Lucy Nicholls has tried to make it in ... 

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  Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

  Americans clicked away on their computers and smartphones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in ... 

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  Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday

  Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell ...