If Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell and his colleagues look at company earnings reports, these themes might catch their eye.
Category: Consumer Behavior
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Using Superheroes to Sell, This Time to Adults
There have long been superhero products aimed at children. But now the characters are being used to hawk vitamin supplements and beer to older consumers.
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Amazon Earnings: Return to Profitability But Slow Growth Signaled Ahead
The e-commerce giant, which also turned a profit in its latest quarter, indicated sales in the holiday period might rise at their lowest level since 2001.
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McDonald’s Q3 Earnings: Higher Prices Helped Lift US Sales
The fast-food chain is the latest in a number of companies that have managed to increase prices without seeing a drop in demand.
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US Economy Grew at 2.6% Annual Rate in Q3, GDP Report Shows
Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent after two quarters of decline, but key components continue to show an economic slowdown.
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Coca-Cola Earnings Report Shows Company Raising Prices, Pushing Profits Higher
The soft drink giant’s latest quarterly earnings defied worries about consumer cutbacks amid rising inflation and fragile economic growth.
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Why the Price of Gas Has Such Power Over Us
“When prices go up, we have this feeling of oppression that we can’t do everything we want.”
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Airlines Cash In as Flexible Work Changes Travel Patterns
Untethered from desks, passengers are flying more often and in different ways. Carriers expect the new habits to endure, despite economic uncertainty.
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U.K. Inflation Rises to 10.1 Percent, Driven by Food Prices
After easing slightly the previous month, inflation continued rising in September, heightening the country’s cost-of-living crisis.
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Amid Inflation, Retailers Brace for Strapped Holiday Shoppers
Retailers have navigated pandemic closures and supply chain snarls in recent years. But dealing with the fallout from inflation could be an even tougher test.
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The Week in Business: Prices Keep Climbing
But there will be some relief for the millions of people dependent on Social Security. And a report on how much the housing market is slowing.
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JPMorgan, Citigroup and Other Big Banks See Profits Drop
Lenders foresee economic “headwinds,” but household spending is mostly holding up, buffering profits from turmoil in financial markets.