Consumer Spending

Alphabet’s Chairman Declares UK Top eCommerce Dog
Alphabet’s Chairman Declares UK Top eCommerce Dog
December 31, 2015  |  eCommerce

The U.K. is outpacing every other country when it comes to the eCommerce game, at least that is what Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of...

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Consumer Spending Confidence Hits Five-Month High
Consumer Spending Confidence Hits Five-Month High
December 24, 2015  |  News

The twin engines of cheap (and perhaps, finally, affordable) gasoline and a burgeoning U.S. payroll helped bring U.S. consumers to a relatively high confidence level...

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Consumer Spending Drives Economic Outlook
Consumer Spending Drives Economic Outlook
December 23, 2015  |  News

The United States economy grew at a 2 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, a growth sustained by — as has been the tradition in...

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Will Holiday Sales Be The Retail Slump Savior?
Will Holiday Sales Be The Retail Slump Savior?
December 14, 2015  |  Retail

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, with sales results showing that, so far, U.S. consumers are opening their wallets to make the most...

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Expectations Edition: Visa Meets, Jobs Beat And Square Manages
Expectations Edition: Visa Meets, Jobs Beat And Square Manages
November 09, 2015  |  International

Life was famously compared to a box of chocolates 21 years ago on the grounds that one “never knows what they’re gonna get.” Which, as it turns...

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