From ‘jorts’ to clear backpacks, US back-to-school spending to hit record high this year
By Kailyn Rhone See-through backpacks and jean shorts are among the popular last-minute purchases ahead of the new
2023-09-02 05:15
'Ho-hum holiday' spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop for extras, might be forced to spend less enthusiastically on a key bucket of discretionary spending -- Christmas gifts, according to early forecasts of this year's holiday sales.
2023-08-16 19:50
Mattel plans to go all in on Barbie for Christmas
Mattel, riding high on the pink wave of the box office success of the "Barbie" movie, plans to go all in to deliver a Barbie kind of Christmas this year.
2023-07-27 07:52
Pakistan gets final approval for $3bn IMF bailout
The deal follows $2bn in financial support from Saudi Arabia for the crisis-hit nation.
2023-07-13 07:54