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 sleeveless fur coat, dress and leggings — all from Bershka, with a Marc Jacobs bag and Penneys knee-high boots.

A new travel website has been set up to help almost 700,000 annual Irish visitors to the Big Apple.

THE 10-year-old daughter of a Dingle woman has a part in the just released American movie Bride Wars.

A mad scramble for bargains turned to tragedy in the US as a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by shoppers.

WITH Aldi and Lidl enjoying a popularity they could only have dreamed of in celtic tiger Ireland, a new kid has come to the block.

Wall Street rallied today as oil prices, supported by a stronger dollar, fall back and alleviate some of investors’ concerns about accelerating inflation.

The Tommy Hilfiger Group today announced plans to locate a global flagship store on Fifth Avenue, in New York City.

UP to 150,000 Irish shoppers will splash out almost €225 million in American cities this month as they cross the Atlantic in search of cheaper Christmas gifts.

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.

Wall Street ended an uneasy session mostly lower today and bond prices tumbled after the Federal Reserve suggested it might not be finished raising interest rates if they are needed to fight inflation caused by soaring energy and commodities prices.

Nervous US investors overlooked strong earnings from Citigroup and a possible merger of two department store giants, pushing stocks substantially lower today after disappointing earnings from the technology sector.

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.

Unemployment has soared in New York in the wake of the World Trade Centre attacks, it was announced today.