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Despite low unemployment, low gasoline prices and strong markers like car sales, a malaise continues dog impressions about the health of the U.S. economy.
Personal income and consumer spending both posted gains in February, according to Monday's report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The National Retail Federation has projected that Americans will spend $4.4 billion on St. Patrick's Day in 2016.
The Obama administration plans to solve a little known problem, which is that almost one in three American families struggle to buy diapers.
With gas prices dipping as low as $1.25 in some areas, consumers are banking tons of extra cash, and there is a good chance that money will go elsewhere.
A recent analysis by researchers at Perfect Price combed through billions of credit card transactions to find out how much shoppers actually spend on groceries when they buy at these stores.
A new survey suggests residents of New Hampshire are exceedingly cheap, at least as measured by Valentine's Day spending.
Millennials expect to spend nearly $100 more on Valentine's Day than does the general population, according to NerdWallet.
Sometimes you hear great merger stories. Other times merger stories sound like they could be made up.
What seems to be happening is that consumers are becoming more and more frugal. Personal income rose in December but consumer spending was flat.
A new Deutsche Bank report makes numerous positive predictions for the retail sector this year and includes top pick stocks to buy.
When big companies announce store closures, it means a loss of jobs, empty store locations, and generally doesn’t bode well for the immediate area. So what is the impact when the likes of a...
U.S. workers can expect a 3% pay raise, at least according to the Hay Group 2016 Global Salary Forecast. American workers will do slightly better than those around the world.
It might go without saying that the richer people are, the more they spend on holiday season gifts. Is there any way to measure that objectively?
During the holiday sales crush, Amazon's best-selling items have included a PlayStation 4 console with game bundle and a Lego toy set.