PUT DOWN the black eyeliner — it’s time to bring on the summertime blues.

US stocks extended their losing streak to four days tonight after a mixed batch of readings on consumers further muddled investors' sense of the economy.

Britney Spears is to launch her new fragrance in September.

Avril Lavigne has added fashion mogul to her resume - after signing a deal to lend her name to a teenage clothing range.

Wall Street finished the week with moderate gains today, extending a November rally in light post-Thanksgiving trading amid signs of a strong start to the busy holiday shopping season.

A MAN who ordered a pint of frozen chocolate custard in a US shop got a nasty surprise inside — a piece of severed finger lost by an employee in an accident.

A better-than-expected reading of the United States’ gross domestic product sent stocks substantially higher for the third straight session today, with the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index each posting its best close of the year.

Sluggish retail sales gave investors more incentive to cash in profits from Wall Street’s recent rally today and send stocks lower for a second consecutive session.

US stocks rallied today, boosted by encouraging news on jobless claims and earnings from Yahoo and Aetna.