Holiday shoppers were not spending as freely as expected, causing worry for many economists and investors.

Moviegoers who have become inured to pre-show car ads and trivia quizzes may soon get something old enough to seem new: cartoon shorts.

Consumers flocked to department stores but largely shopped right past specialty clothing retailers.

A brand of massaging mattresses has attracted a following among Hispanic customers through its marketing tactics of word-of-mouth advertising and church-style testifying.

A report found that consumer spending in October chugged along while wages rose and inflation stayed at a level that the Fed chairman called “uncomfortably high.”

Financial ties between the Middle East and Asia are strengthening by the day, threatening the flow of investment dollars to Europe and the U.S.

Microsoft made new versions of Windows and Office available to business customers on Thursday.

Consumers flocked to department stores but largely shopped right past specialty clothing retailers.