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Economic reports this week may cast light on how long the current U.S. and Japanese stock-market rallies might last.

Big is in. Just ask the guys who designed these 14 structures, the largest of their kind in the world.

Brick-and-mortar bookstores in China are being hurt by Internet sales, but they aren't waiting passively for the end to come.

Valero Energy, Oasis Petroleum, Millennial Media, EXCO Resources and Hanesbrands prevailed in the NYSE post-market trading Thursday.

The small business trend in Lower Manhattan of accepting the euro as payment seems to be dying as the currency loses its luster.

February U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose to a 5-month high, as falling gasoline prices increased Americans' purchasing power.

The Commerce Department's February retail sales report will show a 0.2 percent rise over January's level, analysts say.

February’s hiring increase was the highest since November, but economists warn that the trend could easily be reversed.

Saudi-owned RGA is launching a dozen European brands in the U.S. by opening 175 to 200 mall stores in the next 12 months.

Sales of Sony's PS Vita console have increased four-fold in Japan following a drop in its starting price in late February.

Will Leonard Riggio, the book giant's founder and chairman, buy out the retail business and leave Nook Media behind?

Otto Beisheim, one of the founders of retail group Metro, committed suicide Monday after the German billionaire was diagnosed with an incurable illness.

Several leaked emails from top executives have sent stock prices down and could signal trouble ahead for the retail giant.

Google Inc. reportedly plans to open a chain of self-branded retail stores in the U.S. before the end of this year.

The U.S. Department of Commerce will release its first monthly retail sales numbers for 2013 on Thursday.

While the oil sector dominates the Iraqi economy, banking and finance securities dominate the Iraqi Exchange.

The OUYA console will follow a mobile development cycle of releasing new models every year, OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman said this week.

Home improvement stores announced how many seasonal workers they'll be hiring this spring.

Several major U.S. retailers are expected on Thursday to report modestly stronger January sales -- and offer a glimpse regarding consumer attitudes.

The OUYA game console will hit the shelves this June at the relatively low price-point of $99.99.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, demonstrated it's creating a 21st-century hybrid of technology and retailing.