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At Home Depot, the big push is the springtime clean-up and fix-up season. That doesn't mean the company won't chase some consumer cash during the holidays.
Some 85% of Americans will celebrate the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday with a turkey dinner. About 45 million turkeys will give their all to become part of the festivities.
Most Americans have probably been there. That one month when several unexpected events have basically forced them to choose whether or not to skip a mortgage payment. This is a lousy solution. Unless...
If Donald Trump’s election signals anything, it is that things are about to be shaken up in a big way. It is always dangerous, perhaps even foolish, to try to guess what Trump will do, especially...
For the past nine years, the most popular type of holiday present has been gift cards. According to a recent study, more than half of consumers plan to give gift cards this year.
In order for brick-and-mortar retailers to compete with Amazon, they have to get creative with the products they offer, the prices they charge and the services they provide.
Wal-Mart said that most stores will open at 6:00 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving Day and that online shoppers will be able to shop the Black Friday deals from one minute after midnight Thursday,...
There have been more than 850 data breaches recorded this year and that nearly 30 million records have been exposed, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center,
A motor vehicle is stolen in the United States every 46 seconds, but that is down sharply over the past decade.
Black Friday is in danger of becoming a tradition more honored in the breach than in the observance. Four in ten shoppers said that they had no plans to do any shopping on Black Friday.
A recent survey commissioned by Insurance.com found that almost two-thirds of respondents have delayed seeking medical care because of a high deductible.
Toys "R" Us, the world's leading toy and baby products store, on Monday revealed store hours and other details for Black Friday 2016.
The introduction of the new MacBook Pro has not been an unqualified triumph. That has not deterred Best Buy from promoting the new MacBooks at full retail pricing.
Fall temperatures have been quite mild across the United States so far, but they won’t last forever. Winter is on its way and some parts of the country can expect to see more than the normal amount...
If the cable TV channels are any indication, buying a house cheap, adding some sweat and dollars, and then reselling it for a fat profit is back in style again.