Consumer Spending

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Steve Rad, CEO of toy maker Abacus Brands Inc., which designs science kits and other educational toys for older children, shows a newly improved matte box, left, that will replace its black plastic mold packaging insert, seen right, with an improved cardboard material to help offset the costs of future tariffs in El Segundo, Calif., on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Retail

Trump’s tariffs may trigger the return of ‘shrinkflation’ with shoppers paying more for less

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
April 1, 2025
Shoppers in the Soho neighborhood of New York City
Retail

Companies are slashing their earnings forecasts as consumer confidence about the future reaches 12-year low

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March 30, 2025
Economic inequality among families is soaring in Sweden, as nation experiences years of hefty inflation
Lifestyle

Economic inequality among families is soaring in Sweden, as nation experiences years of hefty inflation

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March 26, 2025
Abou Sow hands out cartons of eggs to people waiting in line to receive free eggs from FarmerJawn Agriculture, Friday, March 21, 2025, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.
Lifestyle

Hundreds of New Yorkers spent hours waiting in line for free eggs. All 100 cartons were gone in less than 10 minutes

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March 21, 2025
Olive Garden restaurant with a women entering
Companies

Olive Garden parent company shrugs off concerns of plummeting consumer confidence because restaurant goers continue ‘to treat themselves and splurge’

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March 20, 2025
Woman with curly hair and glasses looking worriedly at bills.
Finance

Americans see growing risk they’ll get turned down for loans

By Alex Tanzi and Bloomberg
March 18, 2025
Young people in an apartment
Success

Gen Z Americans don’t have enough saved to cover a single month of spending

By Augusta Saraiva and Bloomberg
March 14, 2025
Artistic rendering of Benjamin Franklin on a $100 bill behind a graph showing downward movement
Finance

The U.S. economy has suddenly been thrown into reverse as key GDP indicator flashes stunning negative forecast

By
March 1, 2025
With millions of hens killed by bird flu, critics charge big egg producers with price-gouging
Retail

With millions of hens killed by bird flu, critics charge big egg producers with price-gouging

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February 28, 2025
Consumers are cutting back spending at the fastest clip in 4 years
Finance

Consumers are cutting back spending at the fastest clip in 4 years

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
February 28, 2025
America’s consumer economy is hostage to its top earners—and that could mean trouble down the road
Finance

America’s consumer economy is hostage to its top earners—and that could mean trouble down the road

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February 27, 2025
People work together on a budget.
Personal Finance

Frugal February, a money challenge designed to give you a financial reset

By
February 25, 2025
A shopper in a Walmart pushing a large cart stuffed with merchandise
Retail

Walmart stock tumbles on lower 2025 guidance given ‘uncertain times’ in the economy: ‘We don’t want to get out over our skis here’

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February 20, 2025
Surprise U.K. inflation surge deals another setback to Labour government
Finance

Surprise U.K. inflation surge deals another setback to Labour government

By Alexandra Bacon and AFP
February 19, 2025
A display of eggs at a Trader Joe's grocery store
Retail

Trader Joe’s is cracking down on egg hoarding—allowing only one carton per customer

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
February 11, 2025

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