Consumer Spending

Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020

Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020
Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020
December 29, 2020  |  Retail

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Five Takeaways From Mastercard’s Holiday Spend Data
Five Takeaways From Mastercard’s Holiday Spend Data
December 28, 2020  |  Retail

It could be argued that for the retail industry to pull off a 3 percent uptick for holiday sales this year was an astonishing feat....

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Trump Signs Stimulus Bill, Averts Unemployment Benefits Lapse
Trump Signs Stimulus Bill, Averts Unemployment Benefits Lapse
December 27, 2020  |  Politics

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief bill on Sunday night (Dec. 27), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes, averting a...

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China’s Digital Yuan Trial Sees Spending For Retail, Ridesharing And More
China’s Digital Yuan Trial Sees Spending For Retail, Ridesharing And More
December 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The second trial of digital yuan by the People’s Bank of China has concluded, resulting in hundreds of thousands spent on eCommerce retail, food delivery...

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US Personal And Disposable Income Slid In November As PPP Loans Wound Down
US Personal And Disposable Income Slid In November As PPP Loans Wound Down
December 23, 2020  |  Economy

Personal income and disposable personal income both fell about 1 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Wednesday (Dec. 23). Get...

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Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

Commerce Department figures out Tuesday (Dec. 22) showed that the U.S. economy snapped back at a 33.4 percent annual rate during the third quarter following the...

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US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
December 22, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence fell in December, declining to 88.6 of a possible 100 points from 92.9 in November, according to a Consumer Confidence Survey from The...

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Revised US Report Says Economy Grew 33.4 Pct In Third Quarter
Revised US Report Says Economy Grew 33.4 Pct In Third Quarter
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

An update to the U.S. government’s economic report boosted its earlier estimates of growth up by a bit. The economy, as measured by gross domestic...

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Consumers Can Now Pay With SNAP EBT For H-E-B Curbside, Home Delivery
Consumers Can Now Pay With SNAP EBT For H-E-B Curbside, Home Delivery
December 22, 2020  |  Retail

Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B will now let customers pay for groceries for curbside or home delivery using SNAP benefits online or via a mobile phone,...

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