With gas receipts plunging, June retail sales show a resilient consumer
Retail sales rose modestly in June, dragged down by a drop in gas-station receipts that masked strong gains at some merchants ...
Retail sales last month rose less than expected
Spending at US retailers last month was weaker than expected, despite the World Cup drawing tourists from around the world ...
Indices end sideways; consumer durables shares climb
Going ahead, investors will closely monitor further developments in the US-Iran conflict, movements in crude oil prices, the ongoing Q1 earnings season and the progress of the southwest monsoon for ...
Why Retailers Are Cutting Prices Despite Lower Inflation And Iran Risks
Why are Walmart, Costco, BBB and other retailers cutting prices as CPI cools? Consumer psychology, back-to-school demand and ...
Sub-$4 Gas and a Record July 4 Power the Biggest Travel-Demand Comeback on Record, Hostfully Index Finds
U.S. travel demand just posted its strongest one-month rebound on record, according to Hostfully, a vacation rental property management software (PMS) provider. The July Hostfully Hosting & Travel ...
'Funflation' hits home: Why staying in isn't the cost-saver it used to be
Following a wave of price hikes, at-home pastimes like streaming movies or playing video games are pinching pocketbooks.
US stocks and the economy seem to moving in opposite directions: here's why
If AI keeps stocks elevated, wealthy households trade/invest more, supporting brokerage flows and fee income even while Main ...
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Record home prices aren't enough to bring more sellers to market
The National Association of Realtors released its report on June home sales, showing a drop from May but an increase from ...
Marketplace
Chicago Fed launches a new consumer sentiment composite index
Economists — and “Marketplace” listeners — know that consumer spending drives around two-thirds of the economy. And ...
Consumer confidence hit a historic low — but stock markets are rallying. Here's why the data may be wrong
The average American doesn't likely need a report to tell them that the public isn't feeling great about the state of the ...
Why Some Consumer Brands Are Rethinking Prime Day After Amazon’s Biggest Event Ever
The morning the final Prime Day numbers dropped, the story was everywhere. $26.4 billion in U.S. online spending across four days, up 9.3 percent year over year. The biggest e-commerce event in ...