lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td width=80 align=center valign=topgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2008/12/1/black_friday_sales_were_up.htmcid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNH0tb9KW-OIpABXo0q_X281t62lGAquot;gt;lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=8G2VU5haYH0Jimgurl=www.hispanicbusiness.com/_client_common/images/news/shopping_blur_lg.JPG width=80 height=53 alt=quot;quot; border=1gt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-2gt;HispanicBusiness.comlt;/fontgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122826498571874219.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsjcid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNFOYDHbaObJ5imc0sGN-fmN_h_3Tgquot;gt;November Retail Sales Look Headed for Droplt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;Wall Street Journalnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;16 hours agolt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt; November sales of apparel, luxury goods and electronics from plunging below year-ago levels, according to new data from lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; SpendingPulse. lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0227082920081202cid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNEvvNvLZ5P6Ptq8Z7tT77iyHud2-Qquot;gt;US gasoline demand up,price below $2:SpendingPulselt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;Reuterslt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-2fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DaBEH9z8AmOwU%26refer%3Dhomecid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNFsW-DrlWKwYzUWbuTmAkdUk7KO6gquot;gt;Sales Rose 1.9% in 2 Days After Thanksgiving, ShopperTrak Sayslt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;Bloomberglt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-3fd=Rurl=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/03/business/03shop.phpcid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNG8un8Q3Kq8aXSC6Ifsx-dUTYVV9Qquot;gt;In November, US shoppers cut spending even morelt;/agt; lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fgt;lt;nobrgt;International Herald Tribunelt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1 class=pgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-4fd=Rurl=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/atlanta-holiday-guide/shopping/stories/2008/12/01/counting_on_men_holidays.htmlcid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNHQbTU1g9txqXXqLYEX3FIydY0SWgquot;gt;lt;nobrgt;Atlanta Journal Constitutionlt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;nbsp;- lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-5fd=Rurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/business/02shop.html%3Fref%3Dbusinesscid=1276652865ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNHE6CCYj4eo3LbdPQLYj9wHL5_Yhgquot;gt;lt;nobrgt;New York Timeslt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;br/gt;lt;font class=p size=-1gt;lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=enned=usie=UTF-8ncl=1276652865gt;lt;nobrgt;all 91 news articleslt;/nobrgt;lt;/agt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;

lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10451124/1/mastercard-comes-up-a-short.html%3Fpuc%3Dgooglen%26cm_ven%3DGOOGLEN%26cm_cat%3DFREE%26cm_ite%3DNAcid=1277245350ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNGL3xkEZ3vtHDm8DM0UPQGrrcQkRgquot;gt;lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; Comes Up a Shortlt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;TheStreet.comnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;1 hour agolt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;For the past three weeks I have discussed lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt;(MA Quote - Cramer on MA - Stock Picks) in my weekly newsletter. The fundamentals of lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; are well lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;

lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7gt;lt;trgt;lt;td valign=top class=jgt;lt;font style=quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifquot;gt;lt;brgt;lt;div style=quot;padding-top:0.8em;quot;gt;lt;img alt=quot;quot; height=quot;1quot; width=quot;1quot;gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div class=lhgt;lt;a href=quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://uk.sys-con.com/node/766664cid=1277182598ei=zPU2Scdog5TDAcPKtKIPusg=AFQjCNHh4lV_9mtJGeKPUTuIOFfck-EL8Qquot;gt;lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; Easy Savings(TM) Program Continues to Expand With Even lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/agt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;lt;font color=#6f6f6fgt;SYS-CON Media,nbsp;NJnbsp;-lt;/fontgt; lt;nobrgt;7 hours agolt;/nobrgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;brgt;lt;font size=-1gt;3 /PRNewswire/ -- lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; Worldwide today announced the addition of two new merchant offers to the lt;bgt;MasterCardlt;/bgt; Easy Savings(TM) Program, giving small lt;bgt;...lt;/bgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/divgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/tdgt;lt;/trgt;lt;/tablegt;