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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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Trump’s planned tariffs will hit a broad spectrum of products....

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.

Punishing import tariffs threatened by US president-elect Donald Trump could lead to a "great collapse" of the US board game industry, with publishers, distributors and retailers of all sizes facing the threat of going under, professionals within the industry have told BoardGameWire.

The president-elect threatened a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian products, as well as an additional 10% duty on goods from China.

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...

Canada is the top export destination for 36 U.S. states. Nearly $3.6 billion Canadian (US$2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border each day.

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.

California vs. Trump, round 2

The president-elect plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10% on all Chinese goods coming into the U.S., according to a post on his social media platform Truth Social.

Tariffs are not going anywhere in 2025. There is no indication that the protectionist rhetoric embraced by President-elect Donald Trump has changed; in fact,

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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.