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Holiday Central 2008
The Latest On Consumers and Retailers
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High-end cars, yachts and jets are selling for a discount, reports CNBC's Margaret Brennan
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A look at how the luxury retail sector performed this holiday season, with CNBC's Margaret Brennan
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It was a painful Christmas for retailers, and Mark Belford, of Stifel Nicolaus, and Jennifer Herber, of Stephens Inc., share their insight. Jordan Kotick, of Barclay's, takes a look at what the charts are saying about the sector.
Analysis, Insights And Trends
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Discount and dollar stores are back in fashion and back in the black. Just about everyone else has his back to the wall.
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Retail traffic has slowed to a crawl as consumers shut their wallets, caught in the paralyzing grip of tightened credit, rising unemployment and falling home values. It may take a miracle to save retailers this Christmas.
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Holiday spending can get out of hand in a hurry, forcing many families to start the New Year mired in credit card debt, so hard times warrant a harder look at your budget.
How to save on gifts, shipping and time
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Overspending and the holidays go hand and hand, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's twelve ways to be frugal without being cheap.
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Trying to please everyone and have fun doing it in the process is hard enough, so use some common sense and a bit of guile.
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Finding the gifts is one thing, getting them to the recipients on time can sometimes be quite another -- especially without spending a small fortune
Holiday Slideshows
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New fantasy gifts for the ultra-rich range from a $60,000 LEGO sculpture to a million-dollar custom-built golf course. Click to check out some of the posh items on the list.
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Whether you're looking for a quick-to-capture point-and-shoot or the top-of-the-crop pro DSLR, click ahead to see which models offer what you're looking for in a new camera.
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Whether you favor the lighter claro wrappers or the darker maduro, see what Cigar Aficionado's editors select as their choice sticks for this season.
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We dug past the piles of iPhones and Wii consoles to come up with 10 of the coolest gadgets this holiday season, from a solar-paneled laptop bag to a touch-screen universal remote.
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We queried green experts and lovers alike, and came up with ten items that fit a variety of circumstances, from grab bag treats to under-the-tree stand outs.
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To get a sense of the best whiskey spirits, CNBC.com asked Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV to give us four of his favorites in each category. Here's what he told us.
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Figuring out who to tip—and how much—can be frustrating. So we asked several etiquette experts for their advice and whittled the list of gift recipients down to these 10 service providers.
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Take a look at the 12 toys likely to be top sellers this year, according to Toy Wishes Magazine.
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A distinguished group of wine authorities answer an oft-thought question: Which wines would you bring to a holiday meal and why?
Most Popular Video
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:00 AM ET
The world's second-wealthiest man explains to CNBC why workers in Europe and other parts of the developed world are at the "best" part of their career after they reach their 60s.
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