inflation

Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
October 13, 2022  |  Retail

Home furnishings company Ikea said retail sales have picked up over the past year as the world has reopened, but inflation has led to higher...

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Consumers Strive to Keep Current on Credit Cards as Expense Juggling Act Intensifies
Consumers Strive to Keep Current on Credit Cards as Expense Juggling Act Intensifies
October 13, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Inflation is proving a tough beast to tame. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Earnings Season Takes Main Street SMBs’ Pulse as Inflation Surges
Earnings Season Takes Main Street SMBs’ Pulse as Inflation Surges
October 12, 2022  |  SMBs

To get a sense of the state of Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — how healthy they are, the challenges they face —...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Rethink What’s Essential
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Rethink What’s Essential
October 11, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Over 60% of American are now living paycheck to paycheck, and close to one-quarter of U.S. consumers live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to meet...

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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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Retailers Scramble for Every Conversion as JPMorgan’s Dimon Highlights Looming Recession
Retailers Scramble for Every Conversion as JPMorgan’s Dimon Highlights Looming Recession
October 11, 2022  |  Retail

If it was anybody other than the CEO of the nation’s largest bank, it would be easier to ignore. But when J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon Says Recession Could Happen In 2023
JPMorgan’s Dimon Says Recession Could Happen In 2023
October 10, 2022  |  Economy

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has said there’s likely to be a global recession by the middle of 2023 due to a confluence of “very, very...

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Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale Will Be Retail’s Inflationary Windsock
Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale Will Be Retail’s Inflationary Windsock
October 10, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon’s Prime Early Access sale — Prime Day part 2 if you like — runs Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 11-12). It will serve as a...

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Diners Feeling Price Pressure Despite Restaurants’ Efforts to Cushion Blow
Diners Feeling Price Pressure Despite Restaurants’ Efforts to Cushion Blow
October 06, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Restaurants may be doing everything in their power to price below the rate of food inflation, and even below the rate of inflation overall, but...

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