Bargain hunters clamor to snap up Black Friday deals
By LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE BLADE BUSINESS WRITER For Michigan resident Amy McBroom and millions of other deal-hungry consumers across the nation, the biggest shopping day of the year and the traditional start of the holiday shopping season is completely misnamed. For unlike the other 364 days of the year, “Black Friday” now starts at 10 p.m. Thursday. “I went over to Toys ‘R’ Us at 10 last night …
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‘Class warfare’ needn’t be the cry – Sat, 27 Nov 2010 PST
Most Americans dislike class-warfare talk aimed at rich people. It does not follow that they don’t want the wealthiest among us to pay more taxes. Polls show they do. That puts Democrats in the mainstream on such matters. But Democrats still need a sophisticated way to discuss this, one that does not rely on simple-minded formulations pitting a “greedy rich” against an “oppressed poor.” The …
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Long lines for Black Friday
Shoppers lined up as early as 3 a.m. outside of stores all over Chicago and the suburbs to take advantage of deals on “Black Friday,” the day seen as the start of the holiday shopping season. Follow the Tribune’s live coverage of the crowds and the bargains.
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iPad Gets a Little iPhonier
Apple released iOS 4.2 on Monday, managing to put the update in users’ hands within the month of November. Some users, however, had expected the completed iPhone, iPad and iPod touch update to be released earlier this month. The delays were reportedly due to bugs that required fixing. The latest release of Cupertino’s mobile device operating system incorporates several new features.
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