Oversaturated: US consumers also save on streaming subscriptions
US users paid 23% less for streaming subscriptions than in the previous year. Observers attribute this to rising fees and uncontrolled growth.
The fight over credit card swipe fees enters a new year with no end in sight
With new fee increases and more shoppers ditching cash, small businesses urge their customers to consider sticking with bills ...
Consumer Cos Gain, But Drop on Week, Amid Spending Fears - Consumer Roundup
Consumer companies rose, but remained in the red for the week, as traders hedged their bets on the growth of consumer spending. One brokerage said the December employment report, due next week, is ...
The Consumer Economy May Be Shakier Than It Looks
Despite strong 2024 financials, consumer sentiment remains low. Companies must stay agile, creative, and customer-focused to ...
Dear Clever Credit: I Take Care of an Elderly Family Member. Is There a Card That Restricts Spending for Authorized Users?
Our credit card analyst suggests which cards to use for authorized users that need spending restrictions.
This chart highlights how businesses and consumers dodged the blow of Fed rate hikes
The Fed 2022-2023 rate hikes did not dent the economy, and now, asset prices should grow further with the Fed in cutting mode ...
Consumer stocks 2025: Watch out for discount retailers and fast casual chains, tariffs remain a wild card
As the value competition "intensity" picks up in January, RBC Capital Markets predicts that there could be a headwind to traffic rebound and franchisee profitability at Burger King parent company ...
Eversource to slice investment in electric upgrades after adverse rate rulings. Customers may feel it
Eversource said in its filing that recent rate decisions are “a striking confirmation that PURA’s rate decisions are a ...
U.S. Credit Card Defaults Hit Post-Great Recession High
Many economists and others have felt relief over continued GDP growth. But data like this suggest that the foundation of the ...
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Analysis: How will inflation, interest rates and the U.S. consumer fare in 2025?
Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate ...
Stock market today: Wall Street points toward gains on final day of a stellar year for US markets
TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets shares were mixed on Tuesday, with trading closed in Tokyo and Seoul for New Year holidays.
Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell ...