With Facebook admitting to numerous errors in its advertising metrics, news that a group of Russian criminals are making between $3 million and $5 million every day in a brazen attack on the advertising market appears prescient. Amid headlines of "fake news" and censorship, Forbes exposes Methbot -

Two days ago we reported that according to a troubling - for retailers - survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, nearly two thirds, or 63% of US adults, did not plan to shop on Black Friday. It is unclear what exactly is causing this sharp slump in US consumerism: according to Christopher Baldwin, CEO

Submitted by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Whatever numbers the retail association posts this weekend for Black Friday (typically overoptimistic assessments) are likely to be skewed this year even more. The New York Times expects a Less Frenzied Black Friday as Millennials opt to stay away.

The day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, is when the holiday shopping season in the United States traditionally begins and is the day when retailers (at least in the past) finally turned a profit, going from “being in the red” to “in the black.” However, in recent years, this trend

It's that time of year again... when Americans load up on debt to buy stuff they don't need with money they don't have because Kim Kardashian told them to... Next week, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will kick off the start to the U.S. holiday shopping season, during which consumers are expected to