Disappointing quarterly results from Macy's, Kohl's and other big department store chains put investors in a selling mood, sending US stocks lower.

A Cork company lauded for some of the most imaginative software development in the world has two more lifesaving apps in the works that could transform individual sea safety and responses to cardiac events.

Stocks on Wall Street slipped on Thursday as interest rates dropped and banks took sharp losses.

Thousands of people in New York were surrounded by tight security as they lined the streets for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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US police are hunting for a gunman after four people were shot dead in a crowded shopping mall about 60 miles north of Seattle.

Conglomerates were all the rage in the 1960s, but fell out of fashion along with the beehive hairdo. Primark is about to remind us why. The fast-growing clothing operation is part of Associated British Foods (ABF), whose other businesses include sugar processing, food ingredients and brands such as Twinings Tea, as well as agriculture.

ON Monday next, Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe will launch Tourism Ireland’s 2016 marketing plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas.

Samsung first showed off the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic a few weeks ago, but is now ready to share pricing and availability details.

Rihanna said she is thrilled to have had a decade-long career in music as she launched her new fragrance, RiRi, in New York.

Nowadays, you can bottle fame and what’s more — it’s a huge earner for the top stars. Louise O’Neill reports on big-money scent endorsement

A batch of negative company news gave US investors something to fret over.

Esther McCarthy looks at a golden opportunity for winter style and designer Carolyn Donnelly explains why this limited collection is so special.

After taking an enormous bite of the Big Apple over the last six days, courtesy of the National Lottery, 78 prize winners touch down in Dublin Airport this morning laden with shopping and wonderful memories.

A 73-year-old was among them.

Nicki Minaj has quit 'American Idol'.

Investors nudged the US stock market to all-time highs yesterday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports.

A man was arrested on Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores crowded with holiday shoppers.

The stock market enjoyed some Black Friday cheer, rising sharply as shoppers braved the annual post-Thanksgiving rush. Major stock indexes closed one of their best weeks of the year.

A FEW violent incidents broke out across America on Black Friday as millions of shoppers rushed into stores that opened hours earlier than usual on the most anticipated shopping day of the year.

A scuffle outside a Macy’s store where teenage singing star Justin Bieber was attending a promotional event was described by his representative as “a misunderstanding” today.

The 30-year-old socialite Paris Hilton –who has been dating nightclub mogul Cy Waits for a year – is smitten with her boyfriend, and would love to start a family in the future.

AN 80-year-old woman with a decades-long criminal history has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing an $8,900 (€6,533) diamond ring from a Macy’s department store.

A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded today, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast morning.

The Dow Jones industrial average broke a seven-day slide today after traders sifted through the market for beaten-down stocks.

Lindsay Lohan is to pose naked to advertise her handbag line.

American fashion label Tommy Hilfiger is to be bought by the owner of Calvin Klein in a deal worth €2.2bn, it was revealed today.

Madonna is creating a fashion range, named MG Icon, it has been announced.

Madonna is reportedly in talks to launch her own clothing range.

Hard-man rapper 50 Cent is branching out - the US star is releasing a fragrance - called 'Power by 50 Cent - in order to "capitalise on his brand potential".

Financial stocks dragged Wall Street lower today as traders worried that last week’s rally was overdone.

A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended today as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government’s November employment report.

Wall Street kept up a broad winning streak today, giving blue chip stocks their fifth straight advance as investors looked for clues about whether dire predictions for the holiday shopping season would prove accurate.

A disheartened Wall Street fell for the third straight session today as investors absorbed another series of dismal corporate reports and news that the US government would not buy banks’ soured mortgage assets after all.

ANYONE thinking about a pre-Christmas shopping trip to New York is advised to travel early to benefit from special deals. Tour America, in fact, believe the best savings — up to €200 — can be had by heading west next month on the basis that New York hotels are keen to fill rooms before domestic demand takes off.

US stocks finished another volatile session mixed today, as gains in the energy, utilities and materials sectors offset some of Wall Street’s angst over the fate of Lehman Brothers.

Prince has announced a big treat for fans in his hometown of Minneapolis - he's to perform a private show for 1,400 devotees at the local US department store Macy's to promote his new perfume this summer.

The body of Godfather of Soul James Brown has yet to be buried as lawyers and his children try to settle issues surrounding his estate, including where he will be laid to rest.

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' fashion label Sean John is at the centre of controversy after an animal rights charity discovered his 'faux fur jacket' is actually made from raccoon fur.

The impact of the falling greenback was felt around the world this week as the pound soared towards the magical two dollar level.

Stocks fell on Wall Street today in thin trading, ending a shortened week quietly as the holiday shopping season began and attention turned to retailers and a steep decline in the dollar against other major currencies.

A police officer assigned to work undercover after the September 11 attacks has surfaced as a surprise witness at the trial of a Pakistani immigrant accused of plotting to blow up a Manhattan tube station.

A near 6% hike in crude oil prices sent US stocks plunging today.

The toll in the accident in which a van mowed down pedestrians near New York’s flagship Macy’s department store rose to seven today when a woman died from her injuries.