The gas price spike drove the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment to the lowest level recorded in its over 73-year history. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
“The Resilience Deficit: Labor Workers in an Automated Economy,” the April 2026 edition of the “Wage to Wallet Index,” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments. It examines how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping the economic and job outlooks for lower-income...
Busy parents may be giving global digital commerce its clearest growth signal yet. The data makes a strong case for why merchants should pay attention. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Picture two families living four miles apart in the same mid-sized American city. Both earn about $85,000 a year. Both have two kids in elementary school. On paper, they are demographic twins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Millennials are learning to manage a pileup of costs all at once, and PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that balancing act is becoming harder even during what should be their prime earning years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
A flat tire, a broken appliance or an urgent dental bill may look like a routine household problem. But for a growing share of Americans, small financial shocks now hit with the force of a crisis because there is little room left in the monthly...
At the checkout counter, the biggest shift may not be how much consumers buy, but where they choose to buy it and which payment tools help them stretch each purchase a little further. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The fees charged by condominium associations and homeowners associations are rising along with other items in household budgets, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (April 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The new divide in consumer confidence is not whether Americans feel good about the economy, but whether they have enough income to turn that confidence into real spending power. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
