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Historically, industries in the consumer staples arena are the real beneficiaries of a drop in oil prices, especially when the savings rate rises.
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Gasoline prices have risen 21 cents in a month. If the rise continues, the benefit to consumers of low prices will fade.
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Among the big-box stores, Wal-Mart had the most likes, comments and shares on social media, with more than 40 million in the 2014 holiday shopping season.
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Apple's market cap is now larger than those of General Electric, Wal-Mart, General Motors and McDonald's combined.
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ThinkstockWith falling gas prices, accelerated job growth and low interest rates all currently in play, you would think that consumer spending would increase. The natural outcome should be for...
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Income tax refund levels are so strong this year that they might join lower gasoline prices to further improve consumer spending.
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Moviegoers want lower ticket prices. This obvious conclusion is part of a new study by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Wall Street and Main Street are both rightfully disappointed by a weak retail sales report for December.
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Coca-Cola stock underperformed the broader indexes in 2014, and analysts generally see another lackluster year for 2015. That being said, analysts are not always right.
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Rising employment and lower gasoline prices both pumped some life into this year’s holiday shopping season, but there are going to winners and losers when the dust finally settles.
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IBM Digital Analytics tracks nationwide retail sales throughout the holidays, and its survey indicates online sales rose 8.3% on Christmas Day.
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Walmart is kicking off an offer that begins on Christmas Day that will allow consumers to exchange a gift card they received for a Walmart gift card.
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So far, $48.3 billion has been spent online in the United States, according to comScore, a 15% gain from a year ago.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the numbers for personal income and spending for the month of November.
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It is either a sign that sales have been poor and retailers are going all-out to pick up more revenue any way they can, or it is a sign that sales have been good and retailers figure why not grab as...
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