A year of lost data, lost jobs and a "dead' Jobs

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Our month-by-month review of a year that witnessed a flood of redundancies, data blunders and economic turmoil ­- but at least Steve Jobs still has his health

We look back at the highs and lows of 2008 January The new year starts on an online high as retailers report a record Christmas for internet shopping, while in-store sales fall for many big n...

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