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As many as 3.7 million Americans are classified as preppers or survivalists. Being a “doomsday prepper” is not easy — or cheap. These people prepare for different disasters for different...
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ThinkstockThe just released Reuters University of Michigan report on consumer sentiment is the preliminary report for August. While we argue that this reading focuses on far too few households to be...
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ThinkstockU.S. railroads moved nearly 260,000 intermodal units (containers) in the week ended August 10. That is a 6.1% increase over the same week a year ago, and it is a hopeful sign for a robust...
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ThinkstockIn Thursday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 247 Wall St., one significant downgrade that stood out the most was in shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC)....
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ThinkstockRetailers are announcing July same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of 4.1% year-over-year, compared with a 4.3% gain in June and a 3.8% gain...
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courtesy of Groupon Inc.How do you help businesses draw in new customers by bringing discounts to consumers and still lose money? That is the question that investors and watchers have for Groupon...
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ThinkstockNormally we might skip an analyst report discussing coupon usage and streamlining efforts that only a small percentage of consumers will take advantage of. But when it comes to Costco...
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ThinkstockConsumer credit rose by $13.8 billion in the month of June, but it is not exactly debt going on credit cards. The Federal Reserve showed that revolving credit, credit used on cards and the...
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ThinkstockMost of the big retailers had a “choppy” July, and many are hoping for a strong back-to-school selling season. Since school starts around the country anywhere from mid-August in the...
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ThinkstockVery little in the Consumer Federation of America’s (CFA) “Nation’s Top Ten Consumer Complaints” was unexpected. The results of the survey show how hard it may be to...
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ThinkstockAccording to today’s report from the U.S. Census Bureau, seasonally adjusted retail and food services sales in June rose 0.4% month-over-month and 5.7% compared with June 2012. Economists...
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ThinkstockRetailers are announcing June same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.9% year-over-year, compared with a 3.5% gain in May and a 2.8% gain...
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ThinkstockThe Boston Globe is barely there anymore. Its circulation has fallen so far that it is below those of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Honolulu Star Advertiser. And Boston, the home to one of...
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ThinkstockThe Commerce Department has released its second and (supposedly) final reading of the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) for 2013. As this is a second revision, it would require a...
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ThinkstockU.S. consumers spent more money in May than in any month since October 2008. In a self-reporting poll from Gallup, consumers’ average daily spending in May averaged $90, up from $86 in...
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