Christmas shopping season

The waning weeks of earnings season are upon us, which means many major retailers are next in line to open their Q3 books. As they lay out the goods, analysts will be looking for the impact of the “two Cs”—consumer spending and consumer confidence—on places known to clothe...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the books, but there's still plenty of time left for retail stocks and the related exchange traded funds to gain investors' favor this holiday season. Down more than 11 percent in the fourth quarter, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT) could use some...

Back in December, Benzinga reported about a retailer and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) advertiser called Hobbies Discount that was ripping off customers during the holiday shopping season. Customers were so angry with their Hobbies Discount purchases that they created a scam awareness page on...

Investing is always challenging, particularly when you are trying to diversify your portfolio. Most investors probably don't relish thinking of investing as a game, even though that is exactly what it is. But investing in toy and game companies can add some much-needed diversity to your...