Again, sophisticated people ought to know better: The comparisons that matter are the year over years, not a holiday quarter into a post-holiday one.
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So as Congress adjourns for its much needed holiday break from sausage-making, it paves the way for many more teachable moments and much more post-holiday wrangling.
For the world's manufacturers, post-holiday no-shows are an increasingly frustrating part of China's tightening labor market.
The stockmarket rebound reflects more than post-holiday exuberance and jitters about missing out on Asia's recovery.
If you, office superwoman, are experiencing the post-holiday slump, chances are your officemates are feeling it, too.
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But if you think post-holiday bank statements are scary, maybe you should start planning for Halloween expenses, too.
Perhaps it is no coincidence that post-holiday depression after the Christmas period follows a time of abundance and excess.
As you transition into post-holiday life, let your time away from the office fuel your work ethic rather than stifle it.
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Cohen estimates that retailers will lose about half of sales they expected for the post-holiday shopping season with the Christmas blizzard impediment.
So have other post-holiday price promotions, many of them stretching into January.
Kuehn said the January increase was a combination of consumers shopping for post-holiday bargains, people returning gifts, and others making purchases with gift cards.
Many families count on those refunds to pay bills, and the cash often provides a welcome boost for local economies in the post-holiday lull.
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The American people, through the nation's library, will receive a post-holiday gift of vintage sound recordings from one of the world's largest recording companies.
The usual post-holiday lull no doubt played a part, although estimates of a much steeper drop in PC sales than usual suggest more was afoot.
So as you crowd your local post office this holiday season, look around and realize that the clock is ticking.
Markets also will be eyeing news reports on the strength of post-Thanksgiving Black Friday holiday sales for signs of how the economy is holding up, Gero said.
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According to Prof Tilli Tansey, a medical historian at Queen Mary University of London, who has studied the unit, it became an oddly popular form of package holiday during the post-war years.
And just think of the holiday photos you can post on Facebook afterwards.
As the holiday season kicks off post-Thanksgiving, things are already looking up for Green Mountain thanks to some stellar earnings.
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On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Washington Post op.ed. page featured one of the most moving and well-deserved tributes to those who perform the often thankless tasks associated with protecting this nation.
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If you are overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude and holiday generosity toward your superior, Post advises, get together with colleagues and give him or her something as a group.
Don't, therefore, expect to be questioned about your family or recent holiday, or to be invited for post-work drinks.
And with the subway out of commission and many offices stuck at a standstill, some stranded New Yorkers have turned this post-Sandy time into something else entirely: a holiday of sorts.
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So, I had ambitious plans to address holiday cards, buy stamps and write a blog post.
This post is prompted by two important things that happened on my recent holiday in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Holiday woes continue to follow the U.S. Post Office (USPS).
As of Thursday afternoon, The Washington Post reports, the administration is now considering a temporary payroll tax holiday and a permanent extension of the research and development tax credit, both of which would make businesses very happy.
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It is time for a more consumer oriented blog post with a couple of hints about what to watch out for during the holiday online shopping season.
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Add in the post-recession trend of lean inventories and people like Paul Martyn start referring to a holiday retail crisis.
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Apple announced record holiday quarter results on January 23rd, but shares tumbled almost 10% in post-market trading as net income remained flat year-over-year.
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