Christmas Shopping: For Retailers, Down to Two Crucial Days

The final showdown between retailers and shoppers will produce some dramatic discounts, but not much panic selling

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How Panera Bread Defies the Recession

The $1.3 billion soup and sandwich joint has thrived during down times

In Cleveland, Worker Co-Ops Look to a Spanish Model

American workers, from bakers to the United Steelworkers, are taking a leaf from Mondragon, a huge Spanish cooperative, as they look to build jobs that are not vulnerable to investor demands for big profits

Citi Repays $20B in TARP Money

Citigroup Inc. said Wednesday it has repaid the $20 billion in bailout money it received from the government

Sony's Robot-Cam: Partying Without a Photographer

Sony's new Party-shot can take pictures without you having to lift a finger

Techland

Avatar's Producer Pushes for Oscar Gold

So now the same team that won over a studio, and then a global audience, with its fictional universe is throwing down the gauntlet to the Academy.

The Curious Capitalist

Economic News: Better Than 5th Century Britain

While the economic downturn has been really bad, it hasn't been nearly as bad as the economic downturn that followed the departure of the Romans from Britain in AD 410

It's Your Money

Time to Swap Your Credit Card for a Charge Card?

Yes, there are differences between credit cards and old-fashioned charge cards.

The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009

Next time you hit the road, stay connected, be mobile and look drop-dead cool with 25 of the world's best tech gadgets