Blue-light special vs. price slashing: Comparing frequent discounts to periodic

Blue-light special vs. price slashing: Comparing frequent discounts to periodic deep discounts (EurekAlert!)
Have you ever driven by one of those car lots where all of the cars facing the street are perpetually on sale? There's always a "hot deal" to accompany those "low miles" or "one driver" lures. Alternatively, your favorite clothing store may almost never have sales.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Flood threat persists (San Jose Mercury News)
The earthen levees burst just hours after residents of the working-class neighborhoods were driven out by storms. Cars, barrels and dead rats floated down streets as water rushed through homes and businesses.

Schwarzenegger's Celebrity Is a Hot Commodity in China (Los Angeles Times)
BEIJING On Jianguomenwai Street near Beijing's embassy district, a man dressed in a black jacket and dark pants steps out from behind a hedge. "DVDs? DVDs?" he asks, opening a black shoulder bag filled with several hundred pirated movies.

Tech-Savvy Boomers Aging into a Hot New Market (RedNova)
By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 13--Garnet Hoffman, 60, retired recently from her job as an auditor and tried to retire from the ranks of cell phone users, as well. She said didn't need the fancy calling plan and the expense that came with it.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos