Consumer Spending

Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020
Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020
December 29, 2020  |  Retail

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Five Takeaways From Mastercard’s Holiday Spend Data
Five Takeaways From Mastercard’s Holiday Spend Data
December 28, 2020  |  Retail

It could be argued that for the retail industry to pull off a 3 percent uptick for holiday sales this year was an astonishing feat....

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Trump Signs Stimulus Bill, Averts Unemployment Benefits Lapse
Trump Signs Stimulus Bill, Averts Unemployment Benefits Lapse
December 27, 2020  |  Politics

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief bill on Sunday night (Dec. 27), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes, averting a...

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China’s Digital Yuan Trial Sees Spending For Retail, Ridesharing And More
China’s Digital Yuan Trial Sees Spending For Retail, Ridesharing And More
December 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The second trial of digital yuan by the People’s Bank of China has concluded, resulting in hundreds of thousands spent on eCommerce retail, food delivery...

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US Personal And Disposable Income Slid In November As PPP Loans Wound Down
US Personal And Disposable Income Slid In November As PPP Loans Wound Down
December 23, 2020  |  Economy

Personal income and disposable personal income both fell about 1 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Wednesday (Dec. 23). Get...

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Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
Five Ways The Connected Economy And Big Tech Helped U.S. GDP Recover
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

Commerce Department figures out Tuesday (Dec. 22) showed that the U.S. economy snapped back at a 33.4 percent annual rate during the third quarter following the...

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US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
December 22, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence fell in December, declining to 88.6 of a possible 100 points from 92.9 in November, according to a Consumer Confidence Survey from The...

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Revised US Report Says Economy Grew 33.4 Pct In Third Quarter
Revised US Report Says Economy Grew 33.4 Pct In Third Quarter
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

An update to the U.S. government’s economic report boosted its earlier estimates of growth up by a bit. The economy, as measured by gross domestic...

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Consumers Can Now Pay With SNAP EBT For H-E-B Curbside, Home Delivery
Consumers Can Now Pay With SNAP EBT For H-E-B Curbside, Home Delivery
December 22, 2020  |  Retail

Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B will now let customers pay for groceries for curbside or home delivery using SNAP benefits online or via a mobile phone,...

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