Consumer Spending

Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations

Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations
Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations
July 23, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: How Stores Became the New Front Door for Everyday Money Movement Retailers measured success by the products that left the store — a...

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Card Issuers Rethink What Makes Someone Creditworthy
Card Issuers Rethink What Makes Someone Creditworthy
July 22, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Capital One and Synchrony earnings results this week highlight a consumer credit market that is becoming more segmented: lenders are drawing finer distinctions within credit...

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Synchrony CFO Sees Consumers Spending Through Inflation Pressure
Synchrony CFO Sees Consumers Spending Through Inflation Pressure
July 21, 2026  |  Earnings

The prevailing narrative says the consumer, squeezed by inflation, higher gas prices and a steady sense of uncertainty, is ready to pull back. Synchrony’s second-quarter...

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Conference Board Growth Index Slips as Consumer Expectations and Building Permits Drop
Conference Board Growth Index Slips as Consumer Expectations and Building Permits Drop
July 20, 2026  |  Economy

Weakening consumer expectations for business conditions and a decline in building permits for private housing drove a 0.2% decline in The Conference Board’s Leading Economic...

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Consumer Sentiment Jumped 10% in July Before Gas Price Hikes
Consumer Sentiment Jumped 10% in July Before Gas Price Hikes
July 17, 2026  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment improved by 10% in early July, marking the second consecutive month of 10% jumps, according to preliminary results for the month from the...

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Truist Bets on Digital Engagement to Deepen Banking Ties
Truist Bets on Digital Engagement to Deepen Banking Ties
July 17, 2026  |  Earnings

Truist’s second quarter displayed a range of puts and takes shaping consumer banking. Customers kept spending, mobile activity rose and credit losses eased, while the...

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The $557 Back-to-School Amazon-Walmart Tug of War
The $557 Back-to-School Amazon-Walmart Tug of War
July 16, 2026  |  Retail

U.S. consumers kept spending in June, but the mix shows why Walmart and Amazon are leaning harder into price as the back-to-school season begins. The...

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Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
July 16, 2026  |  Retail

In June, retail sales continued to grow, but the composition of that growth saw consumers making more deliberate choices about where their money goes. Households...

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