RETAIL SALES

Black Friday officially kicks off the holiday shopping season next week and economists predict a boost in spending due to a drop in gas prices.

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening Thanksgiving and starting Black Friday sales earlier and earlier to compete with online rivals.

Economists expect next week's retail data will reveal the overall health of the U.S. economy heading into the holiday shopping season.

Walmart, looking to revive its investments to expand in India, has named a company veteran as chief operations officer in the country.

China's GDP grew at its slowest pace since 2009, exacerbating fears of a continued slowdown there, and throughout the world.

Economists thought that retail sales grew last month, but consumers pulled back spending.

Safety concerns over Hong Kong's ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations could scare away would-be tourists.

The professional services firm forecasts that retail sales will grow at least 4 percent this season vs. 2.8 percent last season.

The 10 million iPhones sold since Friday is an impressive number, but the surge isn't expected to have much of an impact on the retail economy.

Calls are getting louder for new economic stimulus, by China's central bank or by its government.

Americans are spending more on discretionary items, showing they are more confident about their finances.

Planning a Labor Day party shouldn’t be laborious. IBTimes culls the best end-of-summer party ideas for 2014.

June numbers from the central bank are the latest sign that Latin America's largest economy is slipping into recession.

U.S. consumer spending rebounded in the spring after a brutal winter slowed shopping. Now it's flatlining.

U.S. magazine publisher Time Inc. will report its first financial results as a separate company. Here’s what we hope to hear.

A special edition "Frozen" PS4 will be sold in Japan beginning Wednesday.

Forget Kimye: Single-copy sales of the Lupita Nyong'o cover of Vogue are up despite a major disruption in magazine distribution.

The e-commerce titan raked in $44 billion in sales in 2013, outpacing rivals with a staggering 17 percent growth over 12 months.

Rising commodity costs and spending cuts equal trouble for Caterpillar sales in Asia.

The three major U.S. stock indexes ended off their session lows. With the day's decline, though, the S&P 500 was down for three straight sessions for the first time since early April.

As teenage shoppers care less about clothes, Aeropostale, American Eagle and Abercrombie are among the brands that have fallen from favor.