While its competitors resorted to promotional activity during the holiday season, Coach refrained from offering such discounts to protect its brand image.
Next week China and Hong Kong will be closed on Monday for the Dragon Boat holiday, so activity out of that part of Asia will be quiet.
This tax holiday did little to stimulate economic activity or job creation.
All that activity has made Harris the belle of the holiday ball.
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While the additional daylong holiday came during a month when manufacturing activity fell, economists say it isn't clear if the downturn was a result of having one fewer work day that June.
Markets resume trading Friday, but traditionally activity is light as many traders like to extend the holiday.
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So, if you earn income by, say, renting out a holiday cottage, any loss on the letting activity could be offset against your income from other sources, resulting in a lower overall income tax bill.
You allow yourself to be tagged in photos, like at the latest holiday rager, and to have your friends and online activity tracked.
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The dollar amount the NRF predicts will be spent on the holiday is about the same as last year, suggesting flat consumer activity due to the struggling economy.
March is considered a key month to assess manufacturing activity as data in January and February is skewed by the Lunar New Year Holiday when many factories are shut.
Options activity was brisk on Friday, but elevated volume is typically par for the course heading into an extended holiday weekend.
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