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Gloom and doomers who predicted a slump in Black Friday weekend sales were a bit off the mark, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The trade group says consumers spent around $41 billion from Thursday to Sunday, and as our Neil St. Clair explains, this is an increase many people didn't expect.

About three-quarters of New Yorkers in a recent survey say Gov. David Paterson and the state Legislature should cut spending instead of raising taxes or borrowing money. The Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI) released the poll Tuesday.

Detroit automakers reported some disturbing third quarter numbers Friday, but how will this affect dealers in the Southern Tier? Our Neil St. Clair went to local Ford and GM outfits to see how billions lost in the Motor City might trickle down to the Triple Cities.