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Hiring in the retail sector for the first two months of the holiday season reached an eight-year high of more than 622,000.
Some U.S. companies do most of their manufacturing overseas and may face continued tariff woes in 2020, and many others have significant exposure to China and other developing markets where growth...
Retail sales posted a small gain in October's monthly readings but looked solid on the year-over-year readings.
J.C. Penney reported third-quarter results that were better than the low expectations and investors appear to believe that the turnaround is gathering steam.
Early estimates of consumer spending this holiday season may have been too low, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.
Retail analysts at eMarketer expect 2019 holiday season spending to top $1 trillion for the first time ever.
It's one thing to think that there is a value investor's dream awaiting in the shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance. It's another thing to consider that a member of the Dow Jones industrial average...
Amazon released mixed third-quarter financial results after markets closed Thursday, and shares of the e-commerce empire retreated in after-hours trading.
In a sensitive economy in which growth is slowing enough that recession fears are high, every single economic report is given a very close look.
Americans generally like the winter holiday season and for a third, shopping for holiday gifts is a big part of the season's joy.
Seasonal hiring is expected to be no better than flat to 2018 totals this year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Consumers are still spending but remain concerned about the effects of...
U.S. retailers have begun announcing expected seasonal hiring totals for the coming holiday season.
Of the 40 worst performers in the S&P 500 so far in 2019, 11 are tied to oil and gas, 10 tied mostly to retailing of apparel and accessories, and six are tied to pharmaceuticals and biotech.
24/7 Wall St. has tracked the action and reaction seen in many luxury brands on Monday. The drop has been unilateral, and that has been confirmed by luxury stocks selling off in Europe as well.
Shares of the so-called gun stocks have reacted to the news of two mass shootings over the weekend, even if they look muted compared with prior reactions to mass shootings.