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Why is the day after Thanksgiving called "Black Friday"?

This is a random bit of trivia, but why the heck do they call the day after Thanksgiving "black friday"? Seems kinda racist to me, but I'm sure I am thinking about it wrong......

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28 Smart Ways to Overcome the Recession

[This is a contributed article...] We all know that almost all the countries have been hit by the economic slowdown. Actually recession has not been set into action as yet while I write this article. When you read this it may have but it is predicted that recession will set in my mid June or July 2009. Most people confuse recession and economic slowdown. Job cuts have been on the rise. People are seeing lesser...

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What motivates spammers?

I don't get it, Dave. I get reams of lame, idiotic spam email and occasionally read through them to see what offers are being made, and they're just so incredibly dumb that I can't imagine that ANYone would ever respond. So why do they send 'em?...

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How does scarcity affect product pricing?

What happens to the price of a product when it is scarce but in demand?...

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Does raising profit margin increase costs?

Dave, My question is this: If you arbitrarily raise your profit margin will you increase costs? I say yes in terms of the loss in market share for your product based on the what the market will pay for the item or service. Another individual says no. What do you think?...

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