Asian stock markets tumbled Friday as the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen and worries over losses from Dubai’s debt problems unnerved investors worldwide.…
Asian stock markets tumbled Friday as the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen and worries over losses from Dubai’s debt problems unnerved investors worldwide.…
US shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.…
The strong yen is harming Japan’s economy, its finance minister says, as the US dollar continues to sink.…
While many economists have called the end of one of the longest and deepest recessions the world has experienced since the Great Depression, US consumers are saying that they are not ready to spend wi…
PPR, the French retail conglomerate headed by billionaire François-Henri Pinault, plans to dispose of retail businesses that generate 70 percent of group sales to focus on clothing and accessor…
More investors are focusing on China’s retail property sector, especially in second-tier cities, as a way to gain from the country’s increasing wealth.…
When Sarah B walks into one of the many stores and restaurants throughout Seattle, she typically scans the décor and takes mental notes about the food and the service. When no one’s looki…
In July and August, Chase, Barclays, Citibank and Bank of America sent out more small-business credit-card offers in the US than in previous months, according to Mintel Comperemedia, a Chicago firm th…
US retailers heading into the traditional start of holiday shopping are facing consumers who are only a bit less gloomy than they were a year ago as they worry about a weak job market.…
Japan’s exports in October dropped 23.2 percent from a year earlier – the slowest pace of decline in a year, the finance ministry said Wednesday.…