Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able ...

Consumer companies fell slightly after slightly softer-than-anticipated retail-sales data. Retail sales, excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants, rose 0.4% in December from November levels, ...

American consumers wrapped up the year in a spending mood, buying all sorts of merchandise from furniture to clothing and ...

U.S. retail sales increased in December as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, pointing to strong ...

The FTSE 100 index has powered to a new record, despite more gloomy economic data. The third successive advance of 1% came as ...

Thursday’s fire at the Vistra Power Plant in Moss Landing is just the latest problem to plague the facility in recent years.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group ...