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Commentary: Japan: A neutered dragon? 

In the 1980s, Japan was considered the dominant economic powerhouse. Speculation was that the pace of growth there was on track to ultimately...

Sister-in-law brings sick kids everywhere 

Dear Annie: My husband's sister refuses to cancel her plans even if her children are sick -- which happens all the time. She will drop the kids off...

Black Monday online 

Free shipping, discount coupon codes and tomorrow's Cyber Monday specials are among the many ways that consumers can save when shopping online for...

Holiday shoppers seek more with less 

Every year, Black Friday arrives like clockwork as does the crush of shoppers who converge on stores to take advantage of bargains offered on one...

Stewards sling Toole a ban 

PROMISING conditional Peter Toole was hit by a 10-day ban at Ludlow yesterday after turning an assured victory into costly defeat.

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BECHER VICTORY 

WHILE most trainers stayed at home protecting their Grand National horses' handicap marks, Dessie Hughes helped himself to pounds 56,330 at...

Go big on Paddy ... 

PADDY MERRIGAN certainly has his quirks, but he's a talented claimer who should bag a winner on a big stage at Ascot with NOAKARAD DE VERZEE....

Fail-safe gift in the cards 

Katie Joseph is a big fan of gift cards and like many other shoppers plans to use them for holiday gifts this year. "I used to not use them because...

Bay Area home prices rising 

The $390,000 median sales price paid for a Bay Area home last month amounted to a modest gain from a year ago, but that was the first time...

Expansion and extension of home-buying tax credit seen as lifting 

The passage of a law this month that extended and expanded a first-time homebuyer's federal income tax credit will give a boost to the market while...