economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

May Retail Sales Fall 1.3 Pct, Muddling Outlook For Consumer-Led Recovery
May Retail Sales Fall 1.3 Pct, Muddling Outlook For Consumer-Led Recovery
June 15, 2021  |  Retail

Reports of a red-hot consumer-led rebound were doused Tuesday (June 15) after the Commerce Department reported that May retail sales slid 1.3 percent from the...

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NRF: 9 In 10 US Retailers Affected By Shipping Delays, Inventory Shortages
NRF: 9 In 10 US Retailers Affected By Shipping Delays, Inventory Shortages
June 15, 2021  |  Retail

The country’s largest retail trade group says that 97 percent of its members have been impacted by port congestion and shipping delays — with nearly...

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New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
June 15, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Living paycheck to paycheck is sometimes seen as synonymous with being poor, an unfortunate but relatively uncommon circumstance. In fact, it is far more widespread...

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BoA Head Moynihan: Consumer Spending Up, Fed Accommodation Should Go Down 
BoA Head Moynihan: Consumer Spending Up, Fed Accommodation Should Go Down 
June 14, 2021  |  Economy

Consumer spending is 20 percent higher this year than 2019, a signal Bank of America (BoA) CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC is a sign that federal accommodation...

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May Retail Sales Will Support Or Refute NRF’s Optimistic Outlook
May Retail Sales Will Support Or Refute NRF’s Optimistic Outlook
June 14, 2021  |  Retail

By this time Tuesday (June 15), economists, investors and retail industry watchers will know exactly how fast the consumer shopping surge grew last month after...

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Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
June 14, 2021  |  Retail

Last year will go down in history for many things, but in retail circles, it will be remembered as the year that comps went out...

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US Airports See 2 Million Per Day Friday, Saturday As Travel Makes Comeback
US Airports See 2 Million Per Day Friday, Saturday As Travel Makes Comeback
June 13, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Some 2,028,961 travelers moved through U.S. airport security lines Friday, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. The figure represents the first time the number...

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Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
June 13, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

Senior citizens, a demographic whose spending was significantly curtailed by the pandemic, are expected to spend substantially across a number of sectors as COVID-19 restrictions...

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Overall G-20 GDP Rebounds To Pre-COVID Level But Some Countries Lag In 2021 Q1
Overall G-20 GDP Rebounds To Pre-COVID Level But Some Countries Lag In 2021 Q1
June 10, 2021  |  Economy

The Group of 20 (G-20) economies saw their overall gross domestic product (GDP) return to levels from before the pandemic in this year’s first quarter,...

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