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What does Amazon know about your Thanksgiving groceries?

By John Herrman New York Times
Nov. 25, 2020

For a business that started as an online bookstore and grew into one of the largest companies in the world, the Amazon of 2020 would feel, to an Amazon customer in 1999, at least a little bit familiar. Read more

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Cheng Xu, center, shows her footwear for her online clients through the live-streaming at the Neiliansheng Footwear in Beijing.

Lights, camera, sell: Retailers want you to watch and shop

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An exterior view of the German media giant Bertelsmann in Guetersloh, Germany.

Penguin to buy Simon & Schuster, create publishing giant

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Envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown on Nov. 5 in Surfside, Fla. The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten the risks.

Picture of U.S. economy worrisome as coronavirus inflicts damage

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This updated NOAA map of drought conditions shows that all major islands have been affected to varying degrees by the dry summer and fall.

Hawaii’s drought-stricken small businesses may apply for disaster loans

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A sales associate helps customers as they consider the purchase of a big-screen television at a Costco warehouse on Nov. 18. U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed Americans’ confidence down to the lowest level since August.

Consumer spending up a slight 0.5% as coronavirus maintains grip

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People stand by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Asian shares mostly rise after Dow crests 30,000 points

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As customers move online, so does the holiday shopping season

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A RadioShack store in Dallas in 2015. RadioShack, the nearly century-old electronics retailer ubiquitous in malls for decades, has been pulled from brink of death — again. It’s the most prized name in the basket of retail brands that entrepreneur investors Alex Mehr and Tai Lopez have scooped up for a relative pittance since the coronavirus pandemic landed on U.S. shores.

Left for dead twice, RadioShack gets another shot online

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A woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus plays an electronic slot machine during the reopening of the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas in August. Casinos in Nevada reported another month of flat winnings in October, marking a sluggish month in a key index of statewide fiscal health.

Casino winnings flat in October; figures down 36% this year

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Americans turn up heat as Cholula sells for $800M

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Home Depot agrees to $17.5M settlement in 2014 data breach

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YouTube suspends One America News, a Trump favorite, for touting COVID-19 cure

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case

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The sign is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street on Tuesday, as traders were encouraged by news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin, and that Biden had selected Janet Yellen, a widely respected former Federal Reserve chair, as treasury secretary.

Back-to-normal rally drives Dow above 30,000 for first time amid vaccine hopes, Biden transition

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak updates the state’s COVID-19 response during a news conference at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas.

Nevada urges businesses to embrace new coronavirus restrictions

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Tech View

Davin Yasuda

Column: Reevaluate your network to meet your business goals

Ryan Ozawa

Column: Discord can bring harmony to text chats and video calls

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A 37-gallon-capacity composter is available for about $100.

Tech View: Composting tumbler helps add crucial nutrients to soil

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Hawaii Real Estate Sales

Hawaii Real Estate Sales: Oct. 19 – Oct. 23, 2020

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Hawaii Real Estate Sales: Oct. 5 – Oct. 9, 2020

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Wealth of Health

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A mask invented by youths from Hawaii solves many of the problems of existing masks.

Column: Hawaii youths forge a new, more comfortable face mask

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A COVID-19 specimen sample is handed to registered nurse Victoria Wagner during the first day of COVID-19 testing put on by the city on Aug. 26 in Kaneohe.

Column: Many Long COVID survivors require team-based treatment

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Column: Mom was very independent until falling victim to COVID

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