With shares and confidence surging, Nike was on top of the world in 2015. The company was at an “all-time high,” chief executive officer Mark Parker said at an investor day that October.

As Heidi Klum’s new collection lands in Lidl, have we reached peak celebrity/fashion collaboration? Annmarie O’Connor reports.

An image posted to Reddit suggests that Sony is preparing to launch a golden variant of the PlayStation 4 Slim console.

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

Actress Camilla Belle attends the Victoria Beckham for Target launch in L.A. dressed head-to-toe in the collection. Let’s get to grips with her gingham get-up.

Victoria Beckham’s collection for American department store Target almost sold out within hours of launching, prompting the resale of the fashion items on e-commerce sites at much higher prices, as well as an apology for technical glitches from the designer.

Uber’s woes keep getting worse. On Sunday, president Jeff Jones quit after just six months, becoming the latest executive to leave the world’s most valuable startup.

US stocks have closed barely higher as big gains for utilities balanced out losses for retailers like Lowe's, Target and Staples.

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At least 50 people were shot dead when a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

A US mother who was reported missing with her children for three days has been found dead in her car - with the three youngsters still alive beside her.

The Taylor Swift fan works at Target and has become so accustomed to being mistaken for the 22 singer that she constantly has to use the hashtag #NotItsLiv on her social media posts.

A retailer-backed rival to Apple’s Apple Pay mobile wallet will be tested with customers in a handful of stores in the next few weeks, ratcheting up competition in an increasingly cluttered market.

US employment rose at a solid clip in July and wages rebounded after a surprise stall in the prior month, providing signs of an improving economy that could open the door wider to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.

EVERY day is a school day — so says Rita Talty Ó Sé, wife of Today host Daithí Ó Sé, about her experience of motherhood.

She hasn’t yet made it to our shores but if and when Hello Barbie lands in Irish toyshops, one cyber security expert suggests we bid her a swift goodbye.

Electric car company Tesla has announced plans to expand into battery technology to power homes and businesses.

Modern communication devices have brought tremendous advantages to the consumer but can create serious problems when privacy is compromised, advises Diarmaid Condon.

An 11-year-old girl's letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

An 11-year-old girl’s letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he’s a black man mistaken for a valet and a waiter.

And it's from a shop worker.

Black Friday can be a harrowing experience for shop staff, so one worker thought that his fellow workers could do with a bit of a boost before their doors opened.

Target’s Australia stores are removing Grand Theft Auto V from the shelves after more than 40,000 people signed an online petition saying the video game encourages players to murder women for entertainment.

A growing number of web security experts are casting doubt on the theory that North Korea was behind the hacking attack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies online.

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

A huge cyber attack against JPMorgan Chase this summer compromised customer information for about 76 million US households and seven million small businesses, the bank said.

Russian hackers have stolen 1.2bn usernames and passwords in a series of internet heists affecting 420,000 websites — in what is likely to be the biggest data breach ever recorded.

Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to a report.

A year ago Tony Martin and Stephen Clements combined to land the Connacht Hotel Handicap with Edeymi and they repeated the feat last night when Quick Jack stormed away with the first feature of the week at the Galway festival.

The first CEO to resign over a data breach is a symptom of the increasing importance of information security in business.

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

Stephen Clements, a Cheltenham festival-winning jockey, enjoyed his biggest success in this country when driving Tony Martin’s Edeymi to victory in the Connacht Hotel Handicap at the first stage of Galway last night.

It remains to be seen if Amazon will succeed where others failed in trying to make selling groceries online profitable, writes Alistair Barr.

AS you can see, I am not the typical fit bunny that bounces from left to right showcasing my sculpted limbs. I do like to work out, but I’ve always hated the idea of celebrity get-fit DVDs. Pay to watch a tiny, yet perfectly made-up celebrity who leaves their trainer to do all the talking while they concentrate on looking good? Never, I told myself — until my editor set me a challenge: pick up three of this year’s celebrity fitness DVDs and put them to the test.

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.

The joint liquidators of Target Express last night concluded an agreement for the sale of some of the company’s assets to rival haulage firm Masterlink Logistics.

The High Court has heard a significant number of jobs may be saved at insolvent trucking company Target Express, which ceased trading earlier this week over a Revenue debt.

The men who led the Target Express sit-in ended their protest last night after accepting assurances their outstanding pay and redundancy claims will be processed as quickly as possible by the State.

Politicians are coming out in support of almost 400 former workers at Target Express who lost their jobs after the company stopped trading on Monday.

The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte says the treatment of the former Target Express staff is not acceptable.