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Economy
Tariff Tally: The Billions Vanishing From S&P 500 Balance Sheets
October 02, 2025

Tariff risks and uncertainty have become systemic to businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Job Market Strains Push Holiday Spending Toward eCommerce
September 30, 2025

Confidence drives consumer spending, and the health of the labor market underpins how secure households feel about loosening their wallets. As fall begins, the latest survey data shows consumers growing more cautious about both jobs and the economy, signaling potential headwinds for discretionary categories such...

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American Consumers Facing Highest Tariff Rate in 90 Years
September 28, 2025

New import levies have Americans facing the highest tariff rates in nearly a century. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Bailouts: The Emergency Button That Keeps Getting Reinstalled
September 27, 2025

This week’s Weekender takes a brisk, slightly irreverent lap around real, historical financial rescues, from J.P. Morgan’s locked-door diplomacy to depositors getting saved while shareholders didn’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Auto Industry Wrestles With Challenge of Tariffs and Cautious Consumers
September 25, 2025

The auto industry is reportedly being rocked by tariffs, the expense of electrification and cautious consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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S&P Global Says Business Activity Growth Slows but Remains ‘Robust’
September 23, 2025

U.S. business activity continued growing in September, though the rate of growth slowed for the second consecutive month, S&P Global said Tuesday (Sept. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Ex-US Comptroller Says Time to Retire CPI Inflation Metric
September 22, 2025

For decades, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has measured the cost of living in America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Price Hikes Backfire as Tariffs Erode Margins and Demand
September 19, 2025

Global trade has grown more uncertain, with tariffs hardening into a new economic reality for businesses in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Initial Unemployment Claims Drop, Reversing Previous Week’s Increase
September 18, 2025

The number of Americans filing for unemployment dropped by 33,000 last week, reversing the previous week’s increase that had taken the number to its highest level in almost four years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...