Consumers kept a firm grip on their wallets in August, threatening to stall further the already slowing economic recovery.
The soon-to-be high school senior shares a funny photo while school shopping with Maria Shriver
Consumers say they're as pessimistic about the economy as they were in the middle of the Great Recession, but that didn't stop them from opening their wallets last month.
Americans boosted their shopping in July, allaying -- for now -- fears of a consumer slowdown that might stall the economy.
Expensive TV and newspaper ads are so passé. This year retailers are betting on Facebook to hype their deals on backpacks and jeans during the critical back to school shopping season.
Forget skinny jeans, sweater vests and iPads. This year's back to school must-have is anything having to do with Angry Birds!
A group of kids displaced by Japan's disaster face their first day of the new school year with sadness and uncertainty.
Students in many districts across Japan brushed off their uniforms and shouldered their bookbags for the first day of the new school year on Wednesday.
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Connor was understandably nervous the night before his first day of high school.
The first video from Matthew West's new CD is "My Own Little World." Courtesy EMI CMG.
Retailers on Thursday reported strong sales results for September, as shoppers loaded up on discounted items amid the still-struggling economy.
President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other top Democrats are heading back to school Tuesday, in hopes of convincing first-time voters from the 2008 election to vote again in 2010.
The road to economic recovery is still rocky, but American consumers are slowly starting to spend again.
On Christmas Eve 2008 12-year-old Paul Yared started counting his days. Medical tests had revealed a vicious form of bone cancer that transformed the Lebanese boy's life in London from going to school and playing to dealing with chemotherapy and pain.
Rima Maktabi meets a woman with the vision to give education to kids with cancer and the children whose lives she hopes to improve.
Shopping for back-to-school "basics" used to mean T-shirts, jeans, socks and some notebooks. This year, parents added a few other things with one item that really stands out: tattoos.
Retailers reported surprisingly strong August same-store sales as many consumers braved scorching summer temperatures to bag juicy discounts on school-related products.
President Barack Obama will deliver his second annual "back to school" speech to the nation next month, the White House announced Wednesday.
I admit I'm pretty much a walking gender stereotype. I like shopping, getting pedicures, grabbing drinks with the girls after work, obsessing about my hair, and lusting over other women's awesome boots.
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