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• Early start hurts Black Friday sales, Cyber Monday hits record

  U.S. retailers rolled out holiday promotions earlier in November this year, denting sales growth over the Thanksgiving weekend that typically marks the beginning of the holiday spending period, according to data released Tuesday by ShopperTrak.

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  Yahoo and CNBC form content partnership

  Yahoo Inc and CNBC have formed a content sharing partnership. Both are set to benefit out of this.