Sales for the 2024 holiday shopping season turned out to be robust and better than expected, as easing inflation on ...

My advice is don’t rely on traditional holidays such as Halloween or Christmas to spread appreciation and joy this year.

Consumers spent $994.1 billion in the last two months of 2024, according to the National Retail Federation, surpassing the trade group's forecast. “Core” retail sales—everything but gas, car and ...

On the one hand, falling inflation and interest rates should provide a more fertile environment for consumer spending and business investment ... match for hearty holiday meals, like roasted ...

But its shares were down more than 9% after it warned of a "challenging market backdrop" amid weak consumer confidence, coupled with concerns over inflation given the budget tax burden business is ...