Consumer Spending

American Airlines Waits for Tariff ‘Clearance,’ Holds Short on 2025 Guidance

American Airlines Waits for Tariff ‘Clearance,’ Holds Short on 2025 Guidance
American Airlines Waits for Tariff ‘Clearance,’ Holds Short on 2025 Guidance
April 24, 2025  |  Earnings

Trade and macro turbulence have clouded the runways for America’s airlines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Fiserv’s Shares Fall as Clover Growth Slows and Merchant Payments Processing Revenues Dip
Fiserv’s Shares Fall as Clover Growth Slows and Merchant Payments Processing Revenues Dip
April 24, 2025  |  Earnings

Shares of Fiserv plummeted in intraday trading Thursday (April 24) in the wake of its first-quarter earnings report, which showed slowing growth in its Clover...

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Mastercard CEO Sees No Sign of Consumer Spending Slowdown
Mastercard CEO Sees No Sign of Consumer Spending Slowdown
April 23, 2025  |  Mastercard

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said the payments giant is not seeing consumer spending slow down despite the consumer sentiment surveys indicating that people are worried...

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Fed Survey Says Pervasive Uncertainty Hampers Companies’ Hiring and Growth Prospects
Fed Survey Says Pervasive Uncertainty Hampers Companies’ Hiring and Growth Prospects
April 23, 2025  |  Economy

Perhaps the best, or most positive, finding in the Federal Reserve’s latest qualitative survey of the economy and its prospects boils down to this: Get...

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Credit Card Companies Prepare for Potential Losses
Credit Card Companies Prepare for Potential Losses
April 23, 2025  |  Credit Cards

As the economy faces potential challenges, credit card companies are taking proactive measures to prepare for a downturn. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Synchrony CEO: Credit Metrics Strong as Consumers ‘Are Being Disciplined’
Synchrony CEO: Credit Metrics Strong as Consumers ‘Are Being Disciplined’
April 22, 2025  |  Earnings

Synchrony Financial’s first-quarter results indicated that consumers are pulling back on spending, particularly for larger ticket items, and have taken steps to pare down their...

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Alternative Data Boosts Credit Access as New Legislation Emerges
Alternative Data Boosts Credit Access as New Legislation Emerges
April 21, 2025  |  Financial Inclusion

Roughly two years ago, PYMNTS Intelligence, working in collaboration with Sezzle, found that 80 million U.S. consumers lacked reliable access to credit, which means that...

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Chicago Fed: Tariff-Related Panic Buying Could Precede Economic Slump
Chicago Fed: Tariff-Related Panic Buying Could Precede Economic Slump
April 20, 2025  |  Economy

“Panic buying” in the U.S. could create an “artificially high” level of economic activity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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