Ayisha Yousef shares how a Black Friday blunder became a masterclass in leadership, accountability, and smarter campaign management.

The government has been shutdown since Wednesday, after the Senate failed to pass a House-passed stopgap bill that would have kept the government funded through Nov. 21.

South African retail sales fell more than expected in November, despite deeper Black Friday discounts and month-long promotions, as sales of other items like jewellery and clothes contracted.

With the Senate unable to reach a compromise to reopen the government, Friday's pay day for workers will go unfulfilled ... commonly called SNAP, may fail to deliver benefits to its roughly 40 million enrollees. About 12 percent of Americans nationwide ...