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Články z Yahoo!Balmy winter brings plenty of economic surprises (AP)

13. 1 2012 (23:15)

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 photo, winter hats are displayed on a sales rack, in New York. Stores are supposed to be in the throes of clearing out cold weather items like coats and wooly sweaters to make room for spring receipts. Instead, unusually mild temperatures across a broad swath of the country has left them with mounds of winter merchandise they're trying to get rid of at rock bottom prices, a move that's taking a toll on profits.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Out of a relatively balmy winter have sprung some economic surprises. People have more cash in their pockets because they aren't turning up the thermostat. Airlines don't have to de-ice planes or battle blizzards. And shoppers are finding great deals on coats and boots.