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Anyone who has walked by or driven past strip malls knows that many of the businesses there are closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. What may not be as obvious is just how many of those...
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Customer loyalty is the holy grail for automakers. Building that loyalty costs money and takes time. New research from J.D. Power shows which automakers have the most loyal customers.
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Despite a massive recovery in the stock market and trillions of dollars of stimulus, the U.S. economy is firmly in a recession. Friday’s round of economic numbers seemed to reflect this.
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Government statistics often look haywire or get out of whack, but there are certain moments when batched economic reports almost look like mass schizophrenia has arrived.
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The instant recession from COVID-19 has put countless millions of Americans in a bad position so fast that they just did not have time to prepare for the recession, being locked down at home and...
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It is no secret that the economy is in a tailspin due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sometimes the economic numbers are shocking when they are released, even when the public is braced...
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The government will have to forget about interest rates and bond buying for a moment. The proverbial helicopter money drop is going to have to come into play.
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It is rather important to evaluate retail sales when it comes to the broader economy. Somewhere close to 70% of total U.S. gross domestic product is tied to spending at the consumer level.
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Personal income increased more in November than in October, due to gains in employee compensation, farming income and personal interest income.
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Black Friday is the best day of the year to shop for a used car. There are a third more deals available on Black Friday than on an average day.
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Retail sales posted a small gain in October's monthly readings but looked solid on the year-over-year readings.
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With 40 shopping days until Christmas, large retailers have added hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and industry experts have forecast the best holiday sales since the Great Recession.
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Early estimates of consumer spending this holiday season may have been too low, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.
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Despite some economic warning signs, Christmas spending is expected to reach an all-time high this year, a sign that the consumer will continue to bolster the American economy through the end of the...
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Apparently, shoppers do not want to wander around stores looking for items they may want to buy. They also do not want to wander around websites looking for specific items when retailers might make...
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