Members of major technology corporations including Amazon, Apple, and Google, as well as leading consumer advocacy groups, are warning that the Senate’s bipartisan antitrust bill concerning…
Consumers are ready to have a “very thoughtful holiday season” and head back out into the world, and their optimism was reflected over the holiday weekend, Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business,…
Chief consumer finance watchdog Rohit Chopra told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday his agency will review Big Tech’s impact on the flow of money in the economy as leading technology firms use real-time consumer payments systems…
Former Trump economist Steve Moore on Sunday said consumer confidence is as weak as ever despite impressive gains in the stock market at the end of last week.
Consumer confidence has bounced back to its pre-pandemic level according to the nonprofit group the Conference Board’s economic indicator the Consumer Confidence Index….
U.S. consumer credit surged in May by the most on record, reflecting a jump in non-revolving loans that underscores solid household spending.Total credit climbed $35.3 billion from the prior month after an upwardly revised $20…
Trump has the lead on the economy and household finances
The unusual combination of falling consumer debt use and rising spending is likely a reflection of Trump administration coronavirus relief programs.
American optimism strengthened in May as coronavirus restrictions were relaxed and many areas saw infections and deaths decline.
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) predicted it will take “a couple years” to get consumer confidence back after the coronavirus pandemic but said restarting the economy will be “a lot better because we kept the infrastructure…
U.S. consumers continued to be confident about the present situation in March but their outlook for the near-term futures cratered.
This is one of the worst declines ever–and it is likely to get even worse in the months ahead.
The NFL hasn’t told its teams to start planning to play in front of empty stadiums due to the coronavirus, yet, but they have reportedly canceled a major annual event on their schedule.
Despite widespread uncertainty about trade policy, consumer sentiment improved in September from the August doldrums.
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