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Of the more than $8 billion that the National Retail Federation expects U.S. consumers to spend on Halloween celebrations in 2016, almost a third of that will be spent on candy.
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It has not been much of a secret that consumer spending on casual dining has seen a drop of late. Now it turns out that restaurants are also getting bit when it comes to lunch spending.
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Wishing for higher inflation sometimes just feels odd. You have to have higher prices in the future to help with growth, but it means we all have to pay more (and earn more) to buy the same things.
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Back-to-school spending in the United States is expected to rise in 2016, which makes ways to save money more important than ever.
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24/7 Wall St. has provided 13 tips for back-to-school savings with very specific ways to save money specific to the year 2016. We have also included eight specific companies for savings.
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Wednesday’s economic report schedule was a bit on the light side, but there are still plenty of economic and international market events driving the cart. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported...
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With the lottery becoming the new American Dream rather than a lifetime of hard work, there is an amazing development taking place in the world of lotteries. Two different lotteries have yet to...
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Annual charitable giving reached another annual record last year, and the bulk of the donations continued to be from individual donors.
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Switzerland has overwhelmingly rejected a national referendum on a universal basic income. If it had passed, disaster would have loomed for Switzerland’s economy.
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Personal income and consumer spending posted gains for the month of April. The U.S. Department of Commerce said that consumer spending saw the biggest jump going back to 2009.
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Amazon.com has launched sub-$100 promotions to attract Father's Day buyers weeks ahead of its June 19 date.
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The cost of a home, food, transportation, fuel and clothing. The total of these state to state, particularly when income is taken into account, vary widely, making $1 stretch much more or less,...
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More than 15% of Americans over the age of 18 surveyed by the National Retail Federation say that they don't celebrate Mother's Day.
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Inflation remains well short of the Federal Reserve's 2% target, and combined with a first-quarter total compensation increase of 1.9% indicates that U.S. workers are earning enough to cover higher...
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Personal income rose 0.4% in March, beating Bloomberg’s estimates, but personal spending rose just 0.1%, falling short of expectations.
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