consumer products and services

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON - AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS - AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs.The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS - AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states even after the recall…

By ISABELLA O'MALLEY - Associated Press Laundry detergent is looking a little different these days. A growing number of companies are making bulky plastic jugs smaller and concentrating the detergent or…

Shoppers who used “buy now, pay later” to help finance gifts this holiday season may soon encounter an unwelcome surprise: Returns can be more challenging than when buying from the store with cash or a credit card.Returns…

By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, the story of book publishing was often the industry itself.Penguin Random House's attempt to purchase Simon & Schuster ended up in a…

Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of new employment and wholesale price data with the Federal Reserve gauging its next step in its fight to cool inflation.Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials slipped 0.4% and…

By MOLLY QUELL - Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Shareholders of dismantled Russian oil company Yukos were low in spirits Tuesday after the top bid in an auction of several iconic vodka brands came up…

AP ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy on Monday sued a Moorhead-based manufacturer of THC-laced gummies, saying the company's candies contain far stronger doses of the chemical that…

By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa'a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace.She batted her eyelashes and…