inflation

Inflation to Keep on Truckin’ With Walmart’s Long Haul Plans?
Inflation to Keep on Truckin’ With Walmart’s Long Haul Plans?
January 25, 2019  |  Economy

Inflation may keep on truckin’ — literally. As has been reported across any number of media outlets on Friday (Jan. 25), Walmart wants to hire...

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Consumer Credit Default Hits Low For Nov 2018
Consumer Credit Default Hits Low For Nov 2018
December 19, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

New data has found that the default levels for bank cards, auto loans and first mortgages have reached their lowest levels of 2018 within the...

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Core Retail Sales Grew 0.9 Percent In November
Core Retail Sales Grew 0.9 Percent In November
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

With declining gas prices, consumers in the U.S. apparently felt free to spend money on other goods and services. One indicator of retail sales, which...

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Bitcoin Daily: Google’s Top 2018 Query Asks ‘What Is Bitcoin?’; Bitwala Debuts German Crypto Accounts
Bitcoin Daily: Google’s Top 2018 Query Asks ‘What Is Bitcoin?’; Bitwala Debuts German Crypto Accounts
December 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitwala has rolled out digital currency banking services in Germany through a partnership with a regulated FinTech firm that has a banking license, CoinDesk reported....

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Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
Late Payments Help Sink UK SME Confidence
November 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the U.K., the twin barrels of Brexit and late payments have helped erode confidence in growth prospects, according to Dun & Bradstreet. Elsewhere, Australian...

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P&G, Unilever Raise Prices Due To Inflation
P&G, Unilever Raise Prices Due To Inflation
October 28, 2018  |  Economy

Some of the world’s largest consumer goods makers are gearing up to increase prices in an effort to contend with increasing costs of raw materials....

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Retail Sales Reach $509B In September
Retail Sales Reach $509B In September
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

Falling short of economists’ expectations, retail store and restaurant sales grew by only 0.1 percent from August to September to reach a seasonally adjusted figure...

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Consumer Spending Increases 0.3 Pct; Inflation Steady In August
Consumer Spending Increases 0.3 Pct; Inflation Steady In August
September 28, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Data released Friday (Sept. 28) shows that U.S. consumer spending grew in August by 30 basis points, as estimated by the Commerce Department. Inflation continued to...

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Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Rate Credit Card Lenders Can Charge
Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Rate Credit Card Lenders Can Charge
September 17, 2018  |  Loans

Turkey’s central bank announced effective in October it is raising the maximum interest rate credit card lenders can charge. According to a report in Reuters citing...

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