Faced with growth that is slowing, increasing debt and a trade war with the U.S., the economy in China is starting to feel the impact....
While pricing is the battleground retailers often prefer to fight on, the race to the bottom isn’t really the way to consumers’ hearts. Price has...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a new smartphone forecast and Alexa’s ambition...
Falling short of economists’ expectations, retail store and restaurant sales grew by only 0.1 percent from August to September to reach a seasonally adjusted figure...
In 2009, consumers first coined the term “Whole Paycheck” as a tongue-in-cheek way to describe the sticker shock many felt when looking at their receipts...
On Indra Nooyi’s last day as PepsiCo’s chief executive, the beverage maker reported third-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations. At the same time, the company saw...
Last week brought a confluence of economic headlines that are slated to hit the consumer right where it hurts: the wallet – and perhaps the...
Data released Friday (Sept. 28) shows that U.S. consumer spending grew in August by 30 basis points, as estimated by the Commerce Department. Inflation continued to...
With a strong labor market and expectations for more growth in the economy, consumer confidence in the U.S. reached an 18-year high in September. According...