Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald J. Trump left the White House, while declining among Democrats.
Category: Consumer Behavior
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Why Cooling Inflation Hasn’t Eased Sticker Shock
The term refers to what we have internalized as the fair price for a product or service. It’s often out of sync with what things now actually cost.
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Amazon Reports Record $15.3 Billion Profit
The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.
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Walmart Holiday Shopping Plans Are Laid Months Before Black Friday
To prepare for ever-longer shopping season, thousands of employees were assembled for a retail jamboree in Florida’s August heat.
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GDP Report Shows US Economy Grew at 2.8% Rate
In a key economic report released just days before the presidential election, growth was again driven by robust consumer spending.
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Germany Avoids Recession, but Weak Growth Weighs on Europe
The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.
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McDonald’s Focus on Value Bolsters U.S. Sales
The fast-food giant’s earnings results did not reflect the potential fallout from an E. coli outbreak that the company has moved quickly to contain.
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Starbucks Reports a Slide in Sales and Traffic
“We need to fundamentally change our strategy,” the coffee giant’s new chief executive said.
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I Can’t Buy a House. I Can’t Shop. I’m Too Worried About the Election.
Election anxiety is causing many consumers to avoid big-ticket purchases like houses, weddings and cars. “Every four years this happens,” one former car dealer said.
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China’s Lackluster Growth Continues, Signaling Why Beijing Acted on Economy
Falling prices, weak consumer spending and a housing market crash help to explain why the Chinese government is taking steps to stimulate the economy.
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Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels
Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season.