Consumers

Middle aged male frustrated while looking banana and receipt from grocery store.
Economy

Lose-lose: Even if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, consumers likely wouldn’t see a dime from refunds

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
September 4, 2025
How Chili’s and Cheesecake Factory are defying consumer gloom and beating McDonald’s and Chipotle at their own game
Economy

How Chili’s and Cheesecake Factory are defying consumer gloom and beating McDonald’s and Chipotle at their own game

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August 19, 2025
European Central Bank head sees more volatile inflation as global uncertainty grows: ‘It’s pretty basic but that’s the reality’
Economy

European Central Bank head sees more volatile inflation as global uncertainty grows: ‘It’s pretty basic but that’s the reality’

By David McHugh and The Associated Press
July 1, 2025
An Amazon contract worker pulls a cart of packages for delivery in New York, US, on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Retail

Exclusive: From Valentine’s Day strawberries to college printers, these are America’s most-purchased items on Amazon Prime

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June 21, 2025
Packages of Skippy peanut butter are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on April 4, 2025 in San Diego, California.
Retail

Hormel Foods says consumers are ‘strained’ as they trade down or hunt for value, but maintains outlook for the year

By
May 30, 2025
Parents face price hikes on strollers and car seats as tariffs bite retailers
Personal Finance

Parents face price hikes on strollers and car seats as tariffs bite retailers

By
May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Politics

President Trump says voters signed up for his economic policies—but consumer confidence is at its lowest in five years

By
April 30, 2025
Young woman shops for chocolate in grocery store.
Success

Inside the small business success story of Tony’s Chocolonely, which rakes in $230 million yearly thanks to influencers and Gen Z values

By
April 19, 2025
Del Monte, Armour and Hormel canned goods aisle with shoppers.
Retail

Your pantry can reveal your age, social circle, and even how confident you might be feeling about the economy

By
April 18, 2025
Atsushi Katsuki, chief executive officer of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2022.
Retail

How a Japanese population crisis has quietly made Asahi one of Europe’s biggest beer makers

By
April 11, 2025
5 tips for investors for riding out the tariff crisis: ‘The answer isn’t panic—it’s planning’
Personal Finance

5 tips for investors for riding out the tariff crisis: ‘The answer isn’t panic—it’s planning’

By
April 9, 2025
A woman rubs her eyes while sitting at a desk
Finance

Survey says Americans haven’t felt this dejected about their income and business prospects in over a decade

By
March 26, 2025
What student loan borrowers need to know about Trump’s move to dismantle the Department of Education
Personal Finance

What student loan borrowers need to know about Trump’s move to dismantle the Department of Education

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March 21, 2025
Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America
Finance

Brian Moynihan says consumers are in a ‘classic’ situation of worrying about money but continuing to spend

By
March 20, 2025
Walmart pushing grocery carts outside of a store in China
Retail

Walmart’s answer to tariffs was to pressure Chinese suppliers to lower costs. A supply-chain expert says the Chinese government will not take that lightly

By
March 12, 2025

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