Looking for a World Cup ticket? The buzz around the soccer tournament now under way across North America might inspire a last-minute search online, but fans should be…
Read more One Tech Tip: Watch out for scams when buying World Cup ticketsNEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending in May as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain…
Read more Retail sales up 0.9% in May as the weather improved and gasoline prices cooledNEW YORK — New York’s attorney general has sued video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote…
Read more New York sues ‘Counter-Strike’ game developer saying ‘loot boxes’ promote gamblingRefilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental…
Read more How refill stores are changing the way we reduce wasteLIVIGNO, Italy — On the climb to Livigno, atop the mountain pass before the road glides down to the village hosting snowboarding at the Winter Olympics, there sits…
Read more The Winter Olympics are hurting main street in Livigno’s duty-free mountain enclaveLONDON — European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns the online retailer hasn’t done enough to limit the sale of illegal products or protect users from the…
Read more Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design featuresLONDON — European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns the online retailer hasn’t done enough to limit the sale of illegal products or protect users from the…
Read more Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design featuresNEW YORK — The publishing arm of Mattel Inc. is teaming with million-selling novelist Alex Aster on a Barbie young adult novel in which the iconic doll embarks…
Read more Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’LAS VEGAS — Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of the CES and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health longevity…
Read more The coolest technology from Day 2 of CES 2026BANGKOK — Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects,…
Read more China factory activity picks up in December as orders rebound ahead of holidaysVincent Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as “Call of Duty,” has died at 55 Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling…
Read more Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55NEW YORK — It’s shoppers like Quinn Kelsey who keep department store executives up at night. The 38-year-old Denver resident gets makeup ideas from TikTok videos and other…
Read more Department stores try to distinguish themselves as beauty lovers turn to TikTok and AmazonNEW YORK — December is a notable time for fragrance. The month accounts for one-quarter of the high-end perfumes, colognes, body mists and other scented beauty products sold…
Read more Smile and spritz three times: What I learned working at a Macy’s perfume counterMarlon Wayans starring in the Jordan Peele-produced football thriller “Him” and the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 featuring Conan Gray, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and Olivia Dean are…
Read more What to Stream: ‘Emily in Paris,’ iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, ‘Him,’ Peter Criss and Riz AhmedNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. Brawls in store aisles over toys…
Read more US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effectNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. Brawls in store aisles over toys…
Read more US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effectNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to…
Read more Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertaintyNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to…
Read more Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertaintyBurt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s…
Read more Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s…
Read more Toy inventor Burt Meyer dies at age 99
