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While many U.S. retailers experienced ho-hum sales leading into the 2015 holiday season, Target was ho-ho-ho-ing all the way to the bank. It wasn’t enough that Target set new records …

Thanksgiving, a day once reserved for relaxing and overeating, has become a big day for shopping. Today, as most Americans sit down for their turkey feast, some are heading to …

On Christmas morning, boys and girls across the country will likely have some LEGO and Frozen toys waiting beneath their Christmas trees. LEGO was the top toy for boys in …

Holiday shoppers this year preferred to do their purchasing in their pajamas from the couch rather than facing the Thanksgiving and Black Friday crowds. Though millions of people hit the …

More jobs were added to payrolls in the United States in February than projected, and far more than the low gains recorded in December and January.

On the downside, the report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also showed that the February gains – 175,000 jobs – were lower than the average gain of 189,000 jobs per month for the last 12 months.

Numbers from the private sector are again demonstrating the irrelevance of the October government shutdown to the nation’s private business sector.

The private sector added 215,000 jobs in November, far more than the 185,000 jobs anticipated by most economics, according to ADP, the payroll processing company. It’s the most jobs added in a one-month period in the last year.

Amazon will slowly phase in its plan to deliver products by using a drone, a technology most Americans still associate with use in covert military missions rather than dropping holiday gifts on the front porch.

The revelation of the drone delivery system, unveiled on a segment of “60 Minutes,” has generated a lot of talk both in the public and in the business community. That buzz, according to a column from Forbes, was part of the marketing plan all along.

Unemployment claims dropped last week, another sign that the economy and the overall job picture may be improving as the country heads into the holiday season.

According to the federal Department of Labor, jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 316,000. Most experts had projected about 330,000 jobless claims, according to an article from Reuters.

Government shut down? What government shutdown?

Retail sales numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed that American consumers increased their spending in October. This came despite a federal government shutdown that lasted 16 days and brought many government services to a halt.

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