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• Northeast Cold Snap Takes Bite Out of Retail Sales Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:33 AM ET

  

  Cooler than usual weather is taking a bite out of retail sales in the Northeast. The situation could impact first quarter margins – when retailers report quarterly earnings.

• NYC South Street Seaport a 'Ghost Town' Months After Sandy Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013 | 2:08 PM ET

  

  Months after Sandy, roughly 85 percent of small businesses near the South Street Seaport remain boarded up. Why the recovery delay?

• Dour December Doesn't Mean Retail Disaster This Year Wednesday, 2 Jan 2013 | 4:19 PM ET

  

  Retail sales reports from a handful of retailers on Thursday will provide another peek at holiday spending and help gauge how consumer spending is shaping up. But the expected dour reports may not foreshadow a poor 2013 for retailers.

• Is There a 'Plan C' for the 'Fiscal Cliff'? Monday, 24 Dec 2012 | 9:43 AM ET

  

  Fiscal cliff: Many "Plan C's" are floating around, but President Barack Obama outlined the only real deal that is on the table — raise taxes on the top two percent, and restore the Bush-era tax cuts for the rest.

• Cyber Monday Is No Longer a One-Day Tradition Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 5:01 PM ET

  

  Just as Black Friday spilled over into Thanksgiving night, Cyber Monday has gone from being a one-day event to a tentpole for more than a week’s worth of promotions and discounts, NBCNews.com reports.