Service sector firms in New York State and nearby areas became pessimistic about the business outlook in early October, for the first time since December 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its October “Business Leaders Survey.” The survey’s index for future business activity...
Online retail kept taking consumer dollars in September, extending an annual growth rate that outpaced overall retail even as inflation reduced the purchasing power behind the broader sales increase. Sales at non-store retailers, which include eCommerce firms, rose 0.3% from August and 8.2% from September...
September gave consumers lower prices on appliances, furniture and some food categories. It also gave them a 9.1% increase in gasoline prices. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis and 3.7% from a year earlier. During the third quarter,...
Grocery giant Albertsons is planning an extensive overhaul as inflation continues to hinder consumer spending. The company released quarterly earnings Tuesday (Oct. 13) showing a sales dip of 0.8%, and said it was pausing its financial guidance as it undertakes a sweeping business review. “Sales and earnings growth have...
October 08, 2026
Consumers are entering the final months of the year less worried about losing their jobs, more worried about prices and less confident about where their household finances are headed. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s September Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Wednesday (Oct. 7), shows median expected household spending growth rose 0.3 percentage point […]
September 16, 2026
Consumers didn’t wait to shell out funds for cars, furniture and electronics in August. Retail sales rose 1.2% from July to $773.9 billion, reversing July’s 0.5% decline, with several categories...
September 07, 2026
Labor Day finds Main Street approaching the fourth quarter with more ways to sell, get paid and source goods than it had four years ago. It also finds a substantial...
August 20, 2026
Years of inflation, promotions, personalized discounts and constantly shifting online prices have made shoppers better at finding deals. They have also made it harder for shoppers to know what anything...
October 20, 2026
Used car dealer and subprime lender America’s Car-Mart and its lenders are in talks for a sale that would allow the company to continue running, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing unnamed sources. The discussions center on a deal that would happen through a Chapter 11 process or a shareholder vote, though no decision has been made, […]
October 16, 2026
Service sector firms in New York State and nearby areas became pessimistic about the business outlook in early October, for the first time since December 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of...
October 13, 2026
Grocery giant Albertsons is planning an extensive overhaul as inflation continues to hinder consumer spending. The company released quarterly earnings Tuesday (Oct. 13) showing a sales dip of 0.8%, and said it was pausing...
October 13, 2026
Small business optimism dipped in September as concerns about “labor quality or availability” rose, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said in a Tuesday (Oct. 13) press release emailed to PYMNTS....
