If Christmas tree sales are anything to go by, U.S. consumers aren’t pulling the plug on holiday shopping this year—but they might be dimming the lights. Heading into the holiday season, Tim Leyden, ...

If you grew up listening to the saying that money doesn’t grow on trees, think again. A short distance away from where a gold mine sits in Lapland, the largest region of Finland, a grove of spruce ...

The holiday season sparks a significant increase in consumer spending. This year, Black Friday alone saw consumers shell out a record $11.8 billion. It’s the time of year when many Americans make ...