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FedEx said on Wednesday that it expects global shipments to rise during this year's holiday season to a total of more than 290 million.
The top 10% of U.S. households measured by household income will spend about $21.6 billion on holiday gifts this year.
As the calendar creeps closer to Halloween, more U.S. consumers begin online research on products they want to consider buying for the holidays.
A press release from Thursday noted that 150,000+ consumers will urge Starbucks to switch to organic milk with a major social media push this coming Sunday.
The U.S. Commerce Department has released its report on personal income and spending for the month of August.
After this week's unveiling of the coming iPhone 6, Tim Cook and Apple are almost assured to have a mega-hit on their hands.
Fitch Ratings is among the many firms opining what the new Apple Pay will mean to the consumer market
A new report from RBC handicaps just who look to be the biggest winners as Apple takes another step forward into a new arena.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what the new Starbucks store formats and existing planned openings can ultimately mean to its future growth.
Bureau of Economic Analysis data show that personal income in July grew by 0.2% month-over-month, but personal spending fell by 0.1%.
Thinkstock Consumer spending habits reflect the financial health of the nation’s households, yet vary widely across the United States. In 2012, Americans spent $35,498 per capita, a 3.3% increase...
The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that Business Inventories were up by 0.4% for the month of June. The consensus estimate of economists polled by Bloomberg was spot on at 0.4%, and the...
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ThinkstockRetail sales did not have much to show for in the first month of the third quarter. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales were flat at 0.0% change in July. This fell...
ThinkstockIf you were in the business of flipping houses or buying a home and using it as a personal piggy bank each time the equity in the home rose, you were familiar with the strategy of cash-out...