Best Buy

Overall, an estimated 182 million Americans will shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering matching online prices from competitors such as Amazon.com, raising the stakes for the holiday shopping season.

Is America’s love affair with gadgets fading? Best Buy and Sears on Thursday both blamed their weak quarterly results on the fact that shoppers aren’t shelling out for consumer electronics.

Last year, electronics retailer Best Buy Co.’s stock was the third-worst performer in the S&P 500. Falling sales and huge losses fueled speculation it would suffer the same fate as its former rival, Circuit City.