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Web Retailers Are Waging Seasonal Price Wars As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court cash-short consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online.

Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to the MacArthur Foundation.

PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version It is the latest of several magazine publishers to drop a print edition, as advertising plummets and the cost of printing a paper version rises.

France Dominates Europe’s Digital Library A new digital library, called Europeana, intends to showcase Europe’s history, literature, arts and science.

Yahoo Bid Is Over, Microsoft Says Steven A. Ballmer’s stance may force Yahoo’s next chief executive to find another way to revive the company’s profit.

Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction Does Yahoo want to remain independent or should it sell some or all of itself to another Internet player?

DealBook: Another View: Mark Cuban Nabbed. So What? The case shows that the “cop on the beat” is there to ensure the integrity of the markets. But is this something we should care about?

Hewlett-Packard Is Optimistic on Revenue and Profit The company said business was not declining as quickly as it was at other tech companies, sending its shares up nearly 15 percent.

Advertising: A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero (Wielding a Mean Game Controller) Dr Pepper plans to announce that it will promote a video game player on bottles that it will distribute nationally.

Microsoft to Offer Free Security Software With the move, the software giant appears to be taking aim at McAfee and Symantec, its chief rivals in the PC security market.