Bank CEOs are set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee to protest new regulations and capital hikes, arguing that these measures will harm the...
Deflation has made its presence known, and could help bring inflation down to 2%. That’s according to a Sunday (Dec. 3) report by The Wall...
As the festive season sleighs in and inflation plays Scrooge, one can’t help but wonder: Are folks still decorating their homes with real Christmas trees? ...
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book — released eight times a year — collects qualitative observations about current economic conditions across the central bank’s dozen districts....
As restaurants turn to technology to weather the economic storm, Cracker Barrel has finally gotten into rewards and is now counting on its new loyalty...
Big Lots says its quarterly earnings show the impact of a cautious consumer. The discount retailer’s numbers, released Thursday (Nov. 30), showed comparable sales down 13.2%, as...
The latest data on personal spending matched expectations. And the parlor game as to whether the Fed will pause or even cut interest rates continues....
Despite positive Black Friday numbers, where consumers stretched their budgets to do some shopping, data suggests that the rest of the holiday shopping season may be...
Family Dollar’s parent company is evaluating the chain following a decline in spending among lower-income shoppers. Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling made that announcement Wednesday (Nov. 29) after the company’s...