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Higher inflation has led to people paying more for Halloween costumes and candy for the annual holiday in 2022. That hasn’t stopped people from shelling out hundreds of dollars on costumes and candy. Here's a look at the holiday expectations and five spooky stocks to watch. What...

Halloween will be celebrated on Sunday and could see significant changes from the 2020 event in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic that saw many cancel parties and plans to trick or treat. Here’s a look at what the data is pointing to for 2021 Halloween spending and five stocks to keep on...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to the back-to-school shopping season in 2020 as parents braced for hybrid and at-home learning. With many schools expecting to resume in-person learning in 2021, the back-to-school shopping season could be a potential boon for retailers....

There are two sides to every coin. Even as import-dependent corporations are vociferously opposing President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a border tax, a few others have quietly formed an alliance, seconding the president's proposals. United By Trump's Border Tax A Reuters report published...

A tax proposal known as a “border adjustment” proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives could ding major American retailers who rely on imported products. The policy change, which would tax imports and exempt exports, was criticized this week by President-elect Donald...

Gian Fulgoni, the co-founder and CEO of COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) was a guest on CNBC Tuesday morning to share some of the analytics and data the firm has collected so far within the e-commerce space. Fulgoni stated he is pretty confident that by the end of the holiday shopping season, total e-...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) may be among the big winners this holiday shopping season if data released by Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:...

As online retailers kick off Cyber Monday sales, early Black Friday numbers this holiday season seem to be mixed. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is reporting that 154 million shoppers made purchases over Black Friday weekend, up from 151 million in 2015. However, those 154 million consumers...

Although all festivities around the Thanksgiving Day are now past us, the shopping bonanza is far from over. Shoppers thronged stores during the Thanksgiving weekend, the four-day period starting Thursday. Online behemoths such as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) as well...

The holiday season is around the corner, with the Black Friday kicking it off later this week. Black Friday is observed annually on the Friday that follows Thanksgiving Day. Although the concept of Black Friday has existed since 1932, it rose to prominence as one of the busiest shopping...

Previewing the holiday shopping season, which officially kicks off with Black Friday falling on November 25 this year, Drexel Hamilton said Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), AU Optronics Corp (ADR) (NYSE: AUO), Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and LG Display Co Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: LPL) are most...

Consumers are after all a segment that cannot be cowed down by see-sawing fortunes of the U.S. presidential race. Armed with the confidence bestowed by a healthy job market, consumers look set to make this holiday season their own. A report released earlier in the day by the Bureau of Economic...

Wining may not get you many gifts from Santa, but it could save you a penny or two! It’s no secret that the holidays are associated with the “wow, I wish money grew on trees” mentality. Consider the expense of travel, gifts, perhaps new attire for the office Christmas party,...

Retail investors hoping for a busy holiday shopping season will either be extremely encouraged or discouraged, and it all depends upon who they listen to. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, retailers are saying their outlook for the holiday season is the "shakiest" it has been in years. For...

It seems like every year the holiday season comes a little earlier than the last. This year is no exception. A scientific poll conducted in mid-September, had 73 percent of adults agree with the statement "it is annoying that the holiday shopping season has gotten earlier." Despite...