Retailers

It's the darnedest thing, but some Economists say the U.S. economy is in some kind of recovery. That may be hard to believe and for anyone unemployed, the concept may be as remote as a winning lottery ticket. Unemployed at Christmas is no recovery…

Dead men were big sellers in 2010, from Stieg Larsson and his Millennium Trilogy to Mark Twain and the Autobiography he wanted withheld until 100 years after his death. Among the living, George W. Bush's "Decision Points" became a quick million se…

Ron Brownstein has a good article about the 2012 Republican primary. The rough take is that non-college educated, economically downscale Republicans will go for a Candidate they feel they represents their values (like Palin) and the college-educ…

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) While more than nine out of 10 Americans say they plan to celebrate Christmas this year, they are divided on whether businesses should use messages like "Season's Greetings" rather than "Merry Chr…

Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, raised prices on hundreds of toys this month, squeezing more out of sales during the biggest shopping period of the year. Wal-Mart managers in the U.S. received instruct…

In an astonishing show of Washington callousness, Republicans in Congress have blocked extension of Unemployment Benefits for 2.5 million American unemployed whose benefits expire today. Eight hundred thousand job seekers will not get another chec…