Falling Gas Prices Hurt Veggie Diesel Market
Jan 2nd, 2009 · Business was booming for vegetable diesel vendors with record gas prices this summer. But now that oil's down to under $50 a barrel, veggie diesel sellers are hurting.
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Markets Bustling As Truffle Season Begins In France
Dec 23rd, 2008 · There is an atmosphere of intrigue as truffle sellers line up carrying les truffes noires, the famous black truffle of the Perigord region of France, in their baskets. They will fetch anywhere from $250 to $400 a pound, depending on their quality.
What Toys Sell In An Economic Downturn? *
Dec 1st, 2008 · Toy sellers and manufacturers are worried about smaller profits this year. Nicholas Casey covers the toy industry for The Wall Street Journal. He talks with Steve Inskeep about what kinds of products sell during an economic crisis.
'Twilight' Brings Vampires Back To Life ***
Nov 26th, 2008 · Teens stood in line for hours on Thursday to catch the midnight opening of Twilight, the much-anticipated movie based on Stephenie Meyer's popular book series. Vampires are everywhere these days — dominating best-seller lists, movies and TV.
Shoppers, Sellers Rediscover Consignment Shops *
Nov 25th, 2008 · For some shoppers, an alternative to buying new is buying second-hand. Consignment shops also offer an opportunity for a clothes horse to sell some of their wardrobe. Shoppers who normally might walk by a consignment shop, are now stepping inside.
Investor Sees Riches While Others See Toxicity ****
Nov 14th, 2008 · Barry Silbert sees the potential for profit in toxic assets. He wants to use his company, SecondMarket, as a place where would-be buyers and sellers can get together to settle on a price for collateralized debt obligations and all those other hard-to-value asset-backed securities.
The Making Of A Posthumous Best-Seller **
Nov 11th, 2008 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an unlikely best-seller — it's the first book in a trilogy of thrillers written by Stieg Larsson, a previously unknown Swedish journalist who died of a heart attack in 2004.
Election Victory Helps Obama, The Author
Nov 10th, 2008 · Barack Obama's presidential win has already jump started one small sector of the economy: His books. Over the weekend The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father were the hottest sellers at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Amazon actually ran out of hardcover and paperback editions of Audacity of Hope. While you wait, the online retailer lists more than two dozen other books out about the president-elect.
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