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The University of Michigan has released its final report on consumer sentiment for October and found that sentiment was less robust than initially forecast.
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Without a rising tide in retail sales, damaged retailers like Sears and J.C. Penney could lose out to e-commerce powerhouses like Amazon.com.
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ThinkstockOf the total $6.9 billion that the National Retail Federation (NRF) expects U.S. consumers to spend on Halloween celebrations in 2015, more than one-third of that amount will be spent on...
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ThinkstockNew car sales in the U.S. are expected to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 17.2 million in 2015, the highest total since 2000 when 17.4 million new cars were sold in the...
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The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing.
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U.S. drivers can expect to save $1.4 billion over the coming Labor Day holiday weekend, because a gallon of gasoline cost about a buck more last year at this time.
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Investors and economists have been looking for the consumer to drive the economy, particularly as about 70% of gross domestic product comes from the consumer spending component.
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Personal income and personal spending both came in with positive readings for the month of June.
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The notion that the U.S. economy can entirely break from the effects of the recession has disappeared, at least according to the White House.
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American parents will spend more this year than last and begin back-to-school shopping earlier. In theory, it is a good sign for the economy.
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Strong employment. Cheap gas. The two equal a rise in the number of people who will travel over the July 4th holiday.
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Two areas that have been ongoing sore topics for the public are the fees that banks charge for ATMs and from overdrafts.
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American Express may deserve a second look after its May credit card statistics, even if it is fighting for the worst and second worst Dow stock of 2015.
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If recent data from the Marijuana Business Daily turns out to be accurate, then the legalized marijuana business is likely to hit $10 billion in 2015 alone.
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In the United States, it is rare for a buyer to turn around and sell that new car after just one year.
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