In a nutshell: An intuitive Google Maps mashup of Expedia’s hotel database and TripAdvisor’s reviews. Cool factor: This easy-to-use travel helper displays color-coded icons with lowest prices and links to a hotel’s name, address, photos, customer reviews and…

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The Nintendo Wii, the motion-control darling of the video game console world, faces new challenges and questions about its future like never before. The industry-leading hardware has been the hottest gift three holiday seasons in a row since it was released…

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Adam Jackson was working late last month when his cell phone alerted him that a friend was hanging out at John Collins, a bar in downtown San Francisco. Then he saw that a friend from out of town was also having a drink at the same bar. It prompted him to…

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Social networking on the go

Toshiba SDP93S Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent) The good: Large 9-inch screen with 800 x 480-pixel resolution; SD card slot; MP3, WMA; DivX playback; decent speaker performance. The bad: No USB port; included remote is a tad large. The price: $126 to…

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Portable DVD players with solid battery lives

M – No economic or company reports scheduled. T – National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October. – Commerce Department releases construction spending for October. W – Federal Reserve releases Beige…

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Realtors to release home sales index Tuesday

Solomon Alabi hit a baseline jumper with 11.9 seconds left, and Florida State rallied to beat Marquette 57-56 to win the Old Spice Classic on Sunday night. Chris Singleton had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State (6-1), which trailed by 12 points at…

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NANJING, China (Reuters) – Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) might still be interested in buying General Motors’ Saab unit, the Chinese car company’s general manager said on Monday.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Thirty global financial institutions have been selected for cross-border supervision exercises by regulators, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

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Regulators list systemic risk institutions: report

BEIJING (Reuters) – Dubai’s debt crisis could be China’s opportunity to snap up gold and oil assets, a senior Chinese official said in remarks published on Monday.

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NANJING, China (Reuters) – Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) might still be interested in buying General Motors’ Saab unit, Wang Dazong, the Chinese car company’s general manager, said on Monday.

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Fred Joseph, who as CEO of investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert helped create the modern junk-bond market in the 1980s before the firm’s collapse, has died. He was 72. Joseph died Friday at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center after a long…

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Former Drexel CEO Fred Joseph dies at 72

Dubai’s problems rattled markets. Can favorable conditions persist, or will bad news stir the bears?

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Dubai’s debt problems rattled markets over the holiday. Can favorable conditions persist, or will bad news stir the bears? Beware a dollar rally

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Meng Ni and Fan Zhiqing said “I do” to each other in the same month that they said “we do” to their real estate agent.

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China’s economy reaps a golden age of weddings