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While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller.

Publishers attribute a 22% jump in Bible sales this year to rising anxiety, a search for hope, or highly focused marketing and designs.

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Droughts and heavy rains in Brazil and Vietnam have driven the price rise with concerns over even higher prices next year.

His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Peanut butter and jelly maker JM Smucker Co. raised its earnings guidance as its popular Uncrustables frozen sandwiches outperformed expectations, offsetting softness at the recently acquired Hostess brand.

Bad news for fans of high-quality coffee. A dearth of rainfall in Brazil is causing commodity analysts and government agencies to curb their...

The UK’s grid operator will launch a service next week that will allow homes and businesses to get paid for using less power during times when the grid is strained.

Construction and agriculture workforces had the highest shares of undocumented workers as of 2022.

Here's why Americans are nearly middle-aged before they become homeowners.

Americans love to grouse of about the high cost of college tuition. A new report tells another story.

Rocket Lab and BAE Systems are the latest companies to secure CHIPS and Science Act funding. The Commerce Department says they'll boost production of chips that are critical to space and national security programs.

Annual revenues from copyrighted music hit almost $46bn last year, against $33.2bn for cinema

The rapid development of reusable rockets spells trouble for Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which need to think about spinning off their space units.

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Residents of Barcelona are saying no más to mass tourism, with most Airbnbs in the city likely run by multi-property professionals....

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Donald Trump adviser Scott Bessent talks to Barron’s exclusively about his idea for a “shadow Fed chair.”

Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone has beat out New York’s Fifth Avenue to become the world’s most expensive shopping street, marking the first time a European city has topped the rankings.

Target reported its largest earnings blunder in two years this week and cut its full-year outlook.

The retailer’s latest round of cuts will put it on track to reduce prices on a total of 10,000 items for the year.

Retailers often don’t make money off turkey, but they still make money off us.

When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place: Facebook Marketplace.

Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

The ticketing giant music fans love to complain about is hoping to tune out the DoJ’s lawsuit and double down on VIP experiences....

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to slash the ranks of government employees; 70% of civilian workers are in military-related agencies