Corporate America may have a capital allocation problem hiding inside its risk management discipline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
For merchants selling to low-wage consumers, the competition isn’t simply over who offers the lowest price. It’s over whether the purchase can clear a tight...
The American consumer is still spending, but the Federal Reserve’s latest survey makes it increasingly difficult to speak of all consumers as though they were...
Dollar stores are getting more business from middle- and high-income households at the same time that their traditional low-income customers remain under pressure from the...
A sick day may last 24 hours. The financial effects can stay much longer. For millions of workers, one missed shift can reduce the next...
Inflation remained stubborn in July, but consumers got something they have not always had during the recent run-up in prices: income growth that gave them...
Consumer confidence barely moved in August, but the stability of the headline number conceals two trends that matter for spending: Americans feel better about the...
The Conference Board said Thursday (Aug. 20) that the Leading Economic Index’s (LEI) six-month growth rate turned positive for the first time in more than...