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LEAN H 0 Ll DAY SALES ~fleered the struggling economy. A
decrease of 1.5-2% in both November and December was the first since 1969. when
such records originated. On the other hand. discount stores such as Target. Costco and
Walmart were less affected and Amazon declared the 2008 holiday season its "best ever."
selling more than 6.3 million items worldwide on Dec. 15. its peak day, amounting to "a
record-breaking 72.9 items per second."

d1scovered m northern Peru, prov1dmg
the "missing l1nk" between two anCient
civilizations. A NEW ENGLAND ICE STORM
left nearly a million homes and busmesses
without electncity. The powerful storm 's
heavy rams. cold temperatures and h1gh
~'--":a:..;• L.---J. __ .-. __ .~.....~~ winds wreaked havoc on the reg1on.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
FORECASTS F RST OPER
ATING LOSS IN 70 YEARS
3UE TO AUTO I OUS1W
TROUBLES

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