Political arguments a nightmare for retailers NEW YORK — Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings — and the stuff of retailers’ nightmares
China's new generation getting picky about factory jobs Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car p...
RETAIL SALES SHOW SURPRISING FEB. GAIN WASHINGTON — Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances
Exec finds PR riches in reality TV fame Waste Management’s president is learning that reality-television shows may be one man’s trash TV and another’s public-relations treasure
China to Google: Obey law BEIJING — China’s top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or “pay the consequences,” giving no sign of a possible compromise in their disput...
Feds recall more children’s jewelry in cadmium probe Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children’s jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the ...