Consumer Spending

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Smiling young woman in trendy clothes
Personal Finance

Gen Z are so annoyed that they can’t get on the housing market that they’re ‘doom spending’ on nice things that make them feel like grown-ups

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December 22, 2023
A woman carrying a shopping bag passes Macy's department store in Herald Square in New York City
Retail

Retail sales shoot up 0.3% in November as consumers hit the gas on spending ahead of holidays

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
December 14, 2023
Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon
Retail

Walmart customers are behaving so strangely it’s making bosses ‘sit up in their chairs’

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December 7, 2023
The Fed’s favorite inflation measure showed price hikes are at their slowest rate since late 2020
Finance

The Fed’s favorite inflation measure showed price hikes are at their slowest rate since late 2020

By The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber
November 30, 2023
Joey Wat
Conferences

The CEO behind nearly 10,000 KFCs in China explains the country’s consumption slump: A ‘psychological’ consequence of COVID-zero

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November 29, 2023
It’s the spendiest season of the year—but half of Americans are buckling down to save for a safety net
Personal Finance

It’s the spendiest season of the year—but half of Americans are buckling down to save for a safety net

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November 28, 2023
Cyber Monday
Finance

Cyber Monday is tracking for over $12 billion in sales, the biggest online shopping day of all time

By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
November 28, 2023
Young Asian woman standing outside a boutique looking at window display while shopping in shopping mall. Window shopping. Sale season
Personal Finance

Wealthy six-figure earners who kept the economy chugging along are starting to pinch pennies, signaling the post-COVID spending boom may be over

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November 24, 2023
Eve Williams, eBay's U.K. CEO.
Retail

Gen Z is turning to the second-hand market because of the cost of living crisis—not climate change, says eBay’s U.K. chief

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November 24, 2023
‘Buy now, pay later’ plan use expected to boom this holiday season—and credit experts are ringing alarm bells about ‘loan-stacking’
Personal Finance

‘Buy now, pay later’ plan use expected to boom this holiday season—and credit experts are ringing alarm bells about ‘loan-stacking’

By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
November 22, 2023
American shopper
Finance

Americans are upset about surviving a pandemic and paying for the privilege: ‘They want these prices to be back where they were’

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 19, 2023
3 economic factors Walmart’s CFO says could drive consumer spending pressure
Newsletters

3 economic factors Walmart’s CFO says could drive consumer spending pressure

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November 17, 2023
After summer splurges, consumers are cutting back — sending retail sales falling for the first time in 6 months
Retail

After summer splurges, consumers are cutting back — sending retail sales falling for the first time in 6 months

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 15, 2023
Recession in the USA
Finance

Recession? What recession? The unlikely factors shaping America’s economic landscape

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November 11, 2023
Young woman using credit card reader at coffee shop counter
Personal Finance

Consumers have been propping up the U.S. economy when no one else could—now the debts are being called and they can’t pay their bills

By
November 8, 2023

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