(SPOKANE, Wash.)The complicated financial package to build the River Park Square shopping mall in downtown Spokane did not involve any criminal conduct and no charges will be filed, the U.S. attor...READ MORE

Stocks plummet after retail, unemployment data NEW YORK (AP)--Dejected investors sent stocks plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points after r...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSEREAD MORE

(NEW YORK)When it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, resulting in weak Augus...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Summary of August same-store sales results for department category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. Dillard's Inc. -7 pctREAD MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of department stores slipped Thursday after operators reported big same-store sales declines in August, led by steeper-than-expected drops at luxury department store chains....READ MORE

(SEATTLE)Luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that same-store sales fell 7.9 percent, a bigger drop than analysts expected as sales faltered at its full-price stores, but rose at it...READ MORE