WASHINGTON –  U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, as bullish consumers bought more cars, furniture and clothes.   Retail sales increased 0.2 percent in October, the Commerce Departmen

Two weeks after frozen pizza retailer DiGiorno chided Papa John’s on Twitter for the chain’s self-reported sales slump amidst the NFL’s national anthem protest controversy, Papa John’s h

Concerned about Black Friday shopping? Customers figuring out what gifts to buy friends and family can already start taking advantage of holiday deals.   Thanksgiving is on Nov. 23 -- but retailers have alread

Apple quietly sidestepped a crackdown on its much-maligned Ireland tax avoidance practice by moving its overseas operation to the tax haven of the Channel Island of Jersey, documents leaked from an offshore law

A new tobacco product that’s already popular overseas could overtake e-cigarettes in the United States.   New research from San Diego State University predicts that “heat-not-burn”

WASHINGTON –  Sales of new U.S. homes jumped last month to the highest level since October 2007, a sign that Americans — unable to find existing homes — are turning to new construction. Damage from