I thought that would get your attention. The tale of two Lucys will make my point. Meet 22-year-old Gen Z Lucy. She’s buying a $120...
The latest data on spending shows it continues to outrun income growth as higher prices absorb more of the household budget. June offered another example:...
A dollar can only stretch so far. For 60 million Labor Economy workers, each trip to the checkout can involve hard choices about what to...
Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed in the second quarter, according to an advance estimatereleased Thursday (July 30) by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of...
While Mastercard reported another quarter of double-digit revenue growth Thursday (July 30), executives devoted much of their second-quarter earnings discussion to explaining why agentic artificial...
Procter & Gamble says economic pressures have consumers focused on smaller pack sizes and promotions. The consumer packaged goods company released earnings Wednesday (July 29) showing sales up...
Two consumers can share a generation, an income bracket and many of the same expenses while occupying markedly different financial positions. That is one of...
A good offer can lose its value when the shopper never sees it. That problem gets expensive fast when the missed moment happens at checkout....
American card delinquencies ticked up in June amid a downturn in charge-offs at major banks. That’s according to the latest edition of Seeking Alpha’s Credit...