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Weak Dollar Draws Foreign Shoppers

International travelers arrive with fat wallets, empty suitcases

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 9:46 AM CST

(Newser) – Foreigners are taking advantage of the weak US dollar to do their holiday shopping in the States, Time reports in a look at a double-edged trend. Even as American shoppers find the cost of imported goods soaring, international visitors are arriving in droves, and "... Read full story »

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