Browsing: Consumer Spending
The baby boomer bump: How ‘the richest retiring generation we’ve ever had’ is keeping the economy afloat
Baby boomers, members of the wealthiest generation in history, are beginning to retire in record numbers. Though much has been…
The new quiet luxury is burgers and fries: Over 60% of Americans won’t buy fast food because it’s just too expensive, survey finds
Move over, Hermes and Miu Miu—the newest luxury purse flying under the radar is a crinkled paper bag filled with…
‘The lower income consumer in the U.S. is stretched’: Pepsi’s CEO isn’t the only executive worried about the economy
Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S.…
The Buy Now, Pay Later trend has been jet fuel for online shopping, new Adobe report reveals—and it’s only expected to surge
Americans are continuing their post-pandemic online spending spree in 2024, despite the pain of stubborn inflation and interest rates at…
The U.S. economy is actually a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ as the weak GDP report masks underlying strength, Wells Fargo says
The first-quarter GDP report showed so much deceleration and missed estimates by such a wide margin that stagflation fears are…
The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but…
Fortune Recommends™ has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Fortune Recommends™ and CardRatings may receive a…
Consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy has ticked down but remains near a recent high, with Americans’ outlook largely unchanged…
‘Consumers are more powerful than President Biden’: The war on greedflation is being won one private-label brand at a time
Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer habits are helping bring down inflation. Fed…
Walmart ended its fiscal year with strong sales numbers but joined a chorus of large direct-to-consumer businesses in warning that…












