Is your refrigerator running? Rather than going to catch it, as the old prank phone call goes, Home Depot told investors during its first-quarter 2024...
Bank of America’s CEO says consumer spending is still healthy despite steep interest rates. Spending has risen between 3% and 4% this month compared to a year ago, Brian...
Consumers are girding for inflation to settle in over the long haul. But they intend to keep spending. As reported on Monday (May 13), the Federal...
This week, the latest spate of data from the government on spending trends will be released. Retail sales data will track consumer demand for finished...
Americans are projected to take a record number of road trips this Memorial Day weekend. It’s part of an overall uptick in early summer travel forecast by...
New York City, the concrete jungle where dreams are made, is now dreaming of a new kind of dominance: artificial intelligence. The metropolis, long known for...
McDonald’s is reportedly encouraging franchisees to vote to implement a $5 meal deal to bring back consumers who have left because of high prices. Franchisees — which...
As middle- and high-income consumers return to treating themselves to nice-to-haves, such as new personal care products and services, Sally Beauty is seeing low-income shoppers continuing to...
Consumers are souring about the near-term outlook — on inflation, job prospects and interest rates. Where there’s worry, there’s possibly some saving for a rainy...