Holiday

The holidays are still happening in a year wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. Halloween and Christmas decoration sales are skyrocketing at an unseasonable pace, indicating that people are spending more time and money on the holidays this year.

Governors in some states warned people to take precautions over the long weekend.

Macy’s – famous for kicking off the holiday season with its televised Thanksgiving Day Parade -- said the company is expecting an “elongated” holiday shopping season during the coronavirus pandemic, with consumers beginning their shopping way in advance of Turkey Day.

Sure, visions of sugar plums might be fine for some during the holiday season – but for the rest of us, thoughts of sugar cookies are more fit for a Christmas dessert dream.

Multiple retailers have announced they will be altering their hours for Thanksgiving – a day typically considered the kickoff to holiday shopping season.

An Amazon spokesperson told FOX Business the move will "help ensure all sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon have space for their products."

The U.S. is the worst-hit nation globally and accounts for about a quarter of the more than 11 million coronavirus cases world-wide.

Wise people don’t burn things down – they tend to them by shoring up the foundations.

Large crowds have surfaced at some popular shore spots recently with poor compliance with mandated measures to help slow the spread of the virus.

I anticipate we will see even more terrorized pets this year.

Fireworks display companies are struggling to survive.

The holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, is usually celebrated with parades and festivals but became a day of protest this year in the wake of demonstrations set off by George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Crocs has sold out of its $50 clogs decorated with Peeps charms.

Among teens surveyed by Common Sense Media, only a third said they enjoyed watching traditional television programming “a lot,” compared with 45 percent four years ago. 

Fast seafood chain Long John Silver's will start Lent early with "all you can eat" dishes next week.

More than half of Gen Zers would rather do "anything else," according to the survey.

Pet owners will spend more on their fur babies this Valentine's Day than ever before, according to NRF.

The nation's largest retail trade group says holiday sales increased 4.1%, the top end of its forecast.

Employees at Indiana's Rockstar Pizza each took home $700 each.

Some of the best savings will be on video games, consoles, smart speakers and tablets, The Cyber Guy Kurt Knutsson said.