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You may want to check Facebook and Twitter before heading to the mall the day after Thanksgiving.
The clock is ticking on a Monday deadline for Kraft Foods Inc. to make a formal offer for British candy maker Cadbury PLC.
Household products maker The Clorox Co. said Monday it is changing how it makes its namesake bleach so it can stop transporting chlorine to U.S. factories by rail amid growing safety concerns and regulatory scrutiny.
Results from a new economic survey may ease concerns about rising unemployment and its effect on consumer spending, as forecasters say more employers appear willing to hire in the coming months.
The recession is making life a little messier for some toddlers and their parents.
Wesley R. Card, president and chief executive of clothing retailer Jones Apparel Group Inc., received compensation valued at $5.4 million in fiscal 2008, up almost 68 percent from a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
Michael J. Kowalski, chairman and chief executive of upscale jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., received a 33 percent cut in compensation for 2008, partly because he declined a performance-based bonus, according to The Associated Press calculations based on a regulatory filing made Thursday.
Americans have some catching up to do in the kitchen.
Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s chief executive, Ian M. Cook, received compensation valued by the company at nearly $11 million in 2008, up 31 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of a proxy statement filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. said it plans to close its unprofitable Iridesse pearl jewelry chain, partly because of a tough economy that has hindered demand for jewelry.
Gift cards, the convenient catchall of holiday giving, lost their luster this year.
Overseas shoppers who once arrived in the U.S. with empty suitcases to take back their holiday loot may decide to stay home this year amid high-priced airline tickets, unfavorable exchange rates and lingering economic woes.
With Black Friday just around the corner, two new forecasts Wednesday pointed toward a tough holiday season for retailers and offered evidence that consumers simply may not be in a spending mood.
Workers shouldn't count on lavish gift baskets or monogrammed cufflinks from their employers this holiday season.
This holiday season, women may be more likely to wind up with a partridge in a pear tree than five gold rings.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. saw its third-quarter profit decline 9 percent as the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues paid more for raw materials and increased its marketing efforts. The company also cut its full-year profit outlook on Wednesday.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. and InBev SA, which are combining in a $52 billion tie-up to be the world's largest brewer, said Friday they plan to focus more on costs to deal with rising commodity prices that have consumers spending more for a pint of beer.
Makeup sellers seeking to stand out amid crowded cosmetic counters are expanding into a niche once confined to those living under the scrutiny of the lens: high-definition makeup.
Somewhere amid the sweet pea salad with blue cheese and spicy beef wraps at the grocery deli counter, Natalya Toker found her lunch.
Rising sales in Asia and Europe boosted Tiffany & Co.'s second-quarter profit on Thursday, signaling that strong international demand for jewelry is helping offset U.S. economic weakness.
Despite a tough U.S. economy, McDonald's Corp. posted an 8 percent gain in July same-store sales on Friday as hungry consumers worldwide lined up for breakfast items and the classic Big Mac sandwich.
Bankrupt retailer Linens 'n Things on Monday offered a sign that business may be improving slightly, saying it will close fewer stores than originally anticipated.
Higher gas sales and a boost from its more upscale stores helped grocer Safeway Inc. post slightly higher second-quarter earnings Thursday, but a downbeat outlook because of consumers cutting back sent its shares tumbling more than 10 percent.
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