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Inflation Is Deflating the Financial Goals of All Consumers

Inflation Is Deflating the Financial Goals of All Consumers
Inflation Is Deflating the Financial Goals of All Consumers
December 21, 2022  |  Personal Finance

Inflation is not only making life costly, it’s undercutting the financial goals of consumers. With the new year just around the corner, many U.S. consumers...

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FedEx Earnings Put Discretionary Spending In Spotlight as Package Volume Drops 
FedEx Earnings Put Discretionary Spending In Spotlight as Package Volume Drops 
December 21, 2022  |  Earnings

Declining package volumes in the latest FedEx earnings report stoked new concerns about discretionary spending. This was after the company reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings Tuesday (Dec...

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Emergency Expenses Threaten Consumers as Savings Rates Decline
Emergency Expenses Threaten Consumers as Savings Rates Decline
December 15, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Meeting short-term and long-term goals is proving onerous as savings rates decline. But the short term might prove especially hazardous for those of us —...

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Colleges Find a Digital Payment Silver Lining Amid Revenue Squeeze
Colleges Find a Digital Payment Silver Lining Amid Revenue Squeeze
December 09, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Colleges face a new financial hurdle: employers dropping degree requirements for prospective hires.  Higher learning institutions are battling unprecedented pressure to maintain enrollment numbers. A...

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Consumers Want Deals More Than Experiences This Christmas
Consumers Want Deals More Than Experiences This Christmas
December 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Personalized experiences have slipped below bargains on holiday shoppers’ lists this season. This shift represents a sharp reversal in customer preference amid record-high inflation that...

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Banks and FinTechs Pivot to Consumer Credit Rehab
Banks and FinTechs Pivot to Consumer Credit Rehab
December 05, 2022  |  Retail

The rise in stretched consumers has seen more banks and FinTechs looking to help them. With weakened consumer buying power, a major theme of 2022,...

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Intuit Buys SeedFi to Help Credit Karma Customers Build Credit
Intuit Buys SeedFi to Help Credit Karma Customers Build Credit
December 04, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global FinTech giant Intuit is looking to bolster its credit building business by acquiring SeedFi. The parent company of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma announced...

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60% of Consumers Say Discounts Will Determine Holiday Shopping Loyalty 
60% of Consumers Say Discounts Will Determine Holiday Shopping Loyalty 
December 01, 2022  |  Retail

A new study shows price is everything as budget-minded decisions are consumers’ top drivers. In the latest edition of “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report:...

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