Lifestyle and Budget

A retail trade group says people who shopped both online and in stores from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday spent more than those who picked one or the other.

Breaking down the most charitable states in America.

American consumers are feeling confident as the holiday season approaches.

The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul (all times local): 12:05 p.m.

Cyber Monday was poised to set a new record for online sales in the U.S., as more holiday shoppers used their smartphones to search for bargains.

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Charging North Carolina consumers the full, multibillion-dollar cost of cleaning up coal ash dumps is comparable to tire stores charging customers an extra fee to dispose of an old set of wheels, a Duke Energy Corp. executive said Monday.

It’s official—Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and the fifth in line to the throne, is engaged to actress Meghan Markle, the royal family announced on Monday.

President Donald Trump says changes are to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year.

With Cyber Monday just hours away, Sen. Chuck Schumer Sunday warned consumers that when it comes to buying home DNA tests this holiday season, the purchaser’s privacy could be jeopardized.

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A business owner has unpaid credit card debt worth thousands. Should she settle, file for bankruptcy or something else?

You may think you've bought the perfect gift for everyone on your list, but at least some of your recipients are likely to disagree.

Parking lots were full and shopping bags were plentiful in some places Saturday as holiday gift-seekers were out looking for bargains, even as the competition among retailers to offer earlier deals and snag customers first has pulled sales forward.

Stores are hoping deals and excitement bring shoppers to stores and to their sites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.