Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree industry is so large, it even has two dueling trade ...

UK households are hoarding cash rather than spending it because the shocks of the past five years have left them feeling ...

CHRISTMAS is not a trivial matter. Christendom celebrates the birth of the infant Jesus, who grew up as the Christ and Redeemer and the central figure in Christianity. Even as the religious celebrate ...

Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the U.K. is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers ...

Every Christmas season, I have composed a “review and outlook” for the economy set to the rhythm and meter of Clement Moore’s classic, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” In this year’s rendition – the 41st ...

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Rising inflation is making gift giving all the more stressful this year, but it doesn't have to be that way. Karolina Grabowska / Pexels There’s a lot of pressure to make Christmas “the most wonderful ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the ...