Holiday shopping

Sanja Radin | E+ | Getty ImagesIt seems that love is in the air, and so is the spending as more people are apparently getting into the Valentine's Day spirit this year.Americans shopping for their significant others are expected to spend…

Ugly Sweater display, OMG! Santa! I know Him! from the movie Elf, on display in Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | Getty ImagesTarget raised its fourth-quarter sales forecast Thursday after more consumers turned to its…

Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesOnline spending rose 8.7% during the holiday season from last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as deals and the use of AI-powered chatbots helped inspire purchases.Sales on…

A woman shops at a Target store in Chicago on Nov. 26, 2024.Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty ImagesHeading into the holidays, many Americans were already saddled with record-breaking credit card debt. And yet, consumer spending is set to…