Last-Minute Shopping Boosts Online Holiday Sales 12%

by | Dec 22, 2010 | Towing

So far this holiday season, U.S. online retail spending is up 12% from a year ago. More people took to the Internet last weekend to finish up their last-minute shopping, according to a ComScore report.
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What’s Missing From Google’s Proposed Inflation Index

by | Oct 12, 2010 | Towing

The search giant may use its vast database of Web-shopping data to construct a daily measure of inflation called the Google Price Index, or GPI. It can be calculated much quicker than the official CPI, but it covers only what c…