Faith Ryan finds some gorgeous, eclectic new buys to make your home life as unique as you are.

In a world where fashion moves Instagram-fast, the “look” of the season is a thing of the past. And that’s a cause for rejoicing, says Cathy Horyn.

Kim Kardashian West is reportedly sick of Bruce Jenner stealing her limelight.

A data breach at Kmart stores may have compromised some customers’ credit and debit cards, parent company Sears Holdings has said.

The US stock market advanced for a fourth straight day, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to a record high.

US stocks closed lower after a weak holiday shopping report sent shares of major retailers lower.

Hundreds of workers staged a protest today in front of a Bangladesh factory where 112 people were killed by a fire, demanding compensation for their lost salaries.

The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people has said he never realised it was supposed to have a special emergency exit.

Three officials at a Bangladesh factory where 112 workers died in a fire have been arrested on suspicion of locking staff inside.

The National Consumer Agency is advising people to shop smart if buying online this Christmas.

America’s biggest retailer Wal-Mart is facing the prospect of possible store closures due to staff work stoppages over the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Banking stocks led strong gains on the London market today as optimism surrounding the global economic outlook strengthened.

An elderly man in the US has returned stolen cash to a department store, despite having pocketed the funds in the 1940s.

Britney Spears has reached 10 million followers on twitter.

The Kardashian sisters are set to launch their own line of nail polishes.

The Kardashian sisters have signed a fashion deal with US department store Sears.

French Connection founder Stephen Marks today said the fashion brand appeared to be “back on track” following a major restructuring effort.

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MORE than 2.1 million cribs going back to 1993 are being recalled in the US, following reports of four baby deaths from suffocation.

More than 2.1 million baby cots going back to 1993 are being recalled in the US, following reports of four baby deaths from suffocation.

LL Cool J's luxury clothing line is falling victim to the current global economic crisis - the rapper's designer wares are struggling to sell.

A Longford resident has been given a four year suspended sentence for stealing over €49, 000 from his former employer in Swords, County Dublin.

Crews searched today for more victims of deadly tornadoes that killed at least 52 people and injured hundreds more as they tore across four US states, ripping off a shopping mall roof, demolishing mobile homes and blowing apart warehouses.

Crews searched today for more victims of deadly tornadoes that killed at least 48 people and injured hundreds more in the US.

Authorities in the US were today searching for victims of tornadoes that killed at least 26 people across four states.

Wall Street advanced sharply today, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to go back into the stock market after last week’s rout.

At least two people were killed when a blinding sandstorm surprised motorists in the desert north of Los Angeles.

Upbeat reports from the Federal Reserve and DuPont lifted US stocks for a second day in a row today, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 past 1,300 for the first time since May 2001.

Higher oil prices and news of slowing growth in the service sector pulled stocks lower today despite some optimism over a 25 billion dollar bid for Guidant Corp.

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.

Wall Street gave up a substantial early gain and staggered to a mixed finish today after a Federal Reserve official warned that interest rates might continue to climb.

Investors preoccupied with inflation extended Wall Street’s decline today, selling stocks sharply lower in response to a ballooning United States trade deficit.

THE boss of US aviation giant Boeing was forced out in disgrace yesterday after his affair with a woman executive at the company was uncovered.

Kmart Holding Corp, the retailer controlled by billionaire Edward Lampert, agreed to buy Sears, Roebuck & Co for $11 billion to create the third-biggest US retailer. Shares of both companies soared.

A spate of bargain-hunting boosted a sluggish US market in late trading today, pulling the Dow Jones industrial average back from below the 10,000 mark.

Stocks slid in New York today as investors focused on the US government’s forthcoming employment report, shrugging off a widely expected decision by Opec to raise its crude oil output.

Wall Street pushed higher today as investors looked past a weaker-than-expected report on jobless claims and tepid November retail figures. The Dow Jones industrials reached their highest level in 18 months.

BROWN THOMAS owner Galen Weston is closer to completing his £598 million bid for department store group Selfridges after receiving more acceptances from shareholders.

Shares in Selfridges are set for further gains this week as more potential bidders for the department stores group emerged over the weekend.

US investors grew more cautious today, sending stock prices moderately lower despite better-than-expected profits from Sears and United Technologies.

Wall Street battled its fears about terrorism and war with Iraq today, sending prices swaying throughout the session and ultimately leaving the market without a clearcut direction.

Share prices were higher in choppy trade as defensive buying in the pharmaceutical sector, gains among technology stocks and tobacco companies helped offset a weak retail sector after Sears issued a third-quarter profit warning, dealers said.

Profit-taking and a larger-than-expected decline in consumer confidence put pressure on US stocks today, but the market still managed to hang on to most of its huge rally.