Browsing: Consumer Spending
Americans aren’t losing their jobs. The stock market isn’t in freefall. And the official recession call is nowhere in sight.…
When Everlane burst onto the apparel scene in 2010, its “radical transparency” on matters of pricing and sourcing, coupled with…
‘Americans are literally getting squeezed’: A top economist on why your wages are disappearing
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has officially never been worse. The University of Michigan’s final April reading came in at…
Gas prices surged past $4, and Americans are driving less, canceling vacations, and budgeting more
The war in Iran has done what once seemed impossible: forced Americans to rethink the idea of driving everywhere. The…
International tourists to the U.S. fell 5.5% last year, a worrying sign ahead of the World Cup
Last year was a record-breaking one for international tourism, injecting trillions of dollars into the global economy and supporting millions…
U.S. gas prices are at their highest since 2022, and it’s primarily hurting low-income households
The conflict in the Middle East has sent gasoline prices in the U.S. soaring to their highest level in four…
Forget the Fed. Forget nonfarm employment. Forget even industrial production and real income. For Jim Paulsen, the real recession indicator…
There’s a common adage when it comes to sales: Go where the people are. It seems that’s what Ulta Beauty’s…
Bank of America’s spending data tells a rare good-news story about Gen Z — until it doesn’t. After years of…
Scott Galloway’s ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ movement asks you to ditch Amazon, Apple, and Netflix
Scott Galloway can pinpoint the moment—the straw that, in his words, “broke the camel’s back.” The New York University professor…












