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You will have found it hard to shop online over the past 24 hours without big banners popping up reminding you of Black Friday. The mass shopping frenzy began as a retail tradition in the US, with shops offering discounts ahead of the holiday season. Analysts say this year early sales were up by around 18%.
The 麻豆约拍鈥檚 Samira Hussain was out and about talking to shoppers

The new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has used his inaugural speech to lay out his plans to rebuild the economy. He promised to create jobs, cut down on corruption, and welcome foreign investment.

Professor Tony Hawkins, an economist in Harare, says the will is there to transform the economy - but that it will be far from easy.

Facebook, Google, everybody who is anybody in Silicon Valley, is developing something in virtual reality. But virtual reality is an idea that has been around much longer than you might know. VPL Research was a pioneering VR company started in 1984. Jaron Lanier founded VPL Research, and he spoke to Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal.

Presenter Susannah Streeter is joined by Peter Ryan, ABC's Senior Business Correspondent in Sydney.

(Photo: Customers check out at a Target store on Black Friday in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Credit: European Photopress Agency)