Worries about trade and tariffs led to the biggest monthly decline in consumer confidence since August 2021, The Conference Board said Tuesday (Feb. 25). Reporting...
While many Americans are cutting back, their wealthier neighbors are spending freely. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported late Sunday (Feb. 23), the top...
Last quarter’s holiday shopping might have represented a burst of consumer optimism at the register that has now been dampened. The souring sentiment is in...
Concerns that tariffs will lead to higher prices drove a 9.8% decline in consumer sentiment in February, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of...
As Walmart navigates a shifting trade landscape, the specter of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration is casting a shadow over the retail giant’s...
The rising cost of rideshare services may lead to lower demand, according to a report released Tuesday (Feb. 18) by gig worker app provider Gridwise....
The American consumer has been given a crash course in global trade over the last three weeks. On February 1, 2025, President Trump’s announcement of...
January’s retail sales data showed a broad slump, worse than economists had expected. And though the headlines and analysis — depending on where you go...