Overspending can kill the Christmas spirit and ruin your finances for months. Writer Zoe FitzGerald Carter used the poor economy to cure herself of the destructive habit. Here’s how she learned to create more Christmas magic fo…
Rising retail sales are adding to the list of positive economic developments as 2010 winds down. But how important are holiday sales in the larger scheme of things? Investors may be giving too much credit to what turns out to …
U.S. weekend mall traffic so far this month is higher than it was a year ago, suggesting that consumers may be improving their finances enough to boost sales for Black Friday and the 2010 holiday season.
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It means more shoppers are in stores, but they’re also spending more carefully. That’s not necessarily bad news for the holiday season. It’s just that retailers have accepted they’ll have to work hard this year to keep register…
In a sign that holiday sales season will be better than initially expected, business inventories rose 0.9% in September as companies re-stocked their shelves for the nation’s busiest shopping period. The increase also suggests …