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Groupon Inc.'s shares soared in trading Monday ahead of the online deals company's first-quarter financial report, which comes out after the market closes.

The problem with most daily deal sites is that the bargains you're offered aren't necessarily the ones you want. That's where Amazon thinks it can gain an advantage, by leveraging its signature product recommendation technology.

You love Grandma, but you're not feeling that floral jumpsuit she gave you. And that gift card from Omaha Steaks won't quite work: Auntie forgot you're a vegetarian. Here are a few tips to help you ditch this season's gifting goofs.

Forget the material things %u2014 reindeer sweaters, clunky toys, stocking stuffers that end up as, well, stuff. How about a skydiving lesson, a spa pampering or a night at a cozy bed and breakfast This holiday season, a lasting memory is worth a thousand knickknacks.

Daily deals services are multiplying even faster than savings-hungry consumers can track them. But this business model is deeply flawed: A significant fraction of those who purchase a deal never even redeem their coupons, meaning these so-called "promotions" are failures, for shoppers and retailers both. And merchants can suffer when deals are redeemed.

Wall Street can be fickle, leaving investors scratching their heads in bewilderment. Some of last week's biggest surprises, blunders, and flat-out bone-headed moves included Morgan Stanley's downgrading of Google, another step toward a LivingSocial IPO, and irrational exuberance with respect to Wendy's stock.

It seems there's no end to the ways in which Groupon can grow, but come April, the "Groupon Now" mobile app will use mobile devices to offer deals based on where you are at any given moment. Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason outlined the ambitious new program in an interview with Bloomberg...

There are so many deal a day sites or daily deal components to other sites that a person could lose their mind -- or at least the better part of day -- exploring all the options. To make matters worse, individual retailers are getting into the act and launching one of a kind promotions. We're not...

Just as rumors swirl about a possible Google acquisition of Groupon, the rapidly growing two-year-old start-up made three recent acquisitions of its own.

Black Friday 2010 may be getting all the attention, but there are good deals to be had both before and after the big day. Group buying sites such as Groupon, cut prices due to mass purchasing and often times make each deal as worthwhile as those found in stores on November 26. Here are the top...