Holiday

In what could be a sign of an improving economy, Lufkin extended its string of monthly increases in year-to-year sales tax revenue in January, according to a state comptroller report released Wednesday. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more

The US Postal Service is in bad shape, the company wasn’t even able to make a profit after a huge surge in gift shipments occurred over the holiday season. Officials on Thursday announced that the agency lost $3.3 billion in the holiday quarter, $3 bill

Sears is struggling. Big department stores like Macy’s and J.C. Penney are treading water, while major apparel sellers like Gap and Talbots are losing market share and shrinking store counts.

US auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its sales in China fell eight percent in January from a year earlier due to fewer shopping days during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.

Europeans are procrastinators -- at least that is what web browser company Opera Softwares latest research into users mobile browsing habits shows. This past holiday season, U.S. mobile phone users shopped early, while Europeans used their phones for last