US Household Concerns Over Credit Conditions, Finances Deteriorate as Inflation Anxieties Ease
A customer counts his cash at the register while purchasing an item at a Best Buy store in the borough of Queens, New York City. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)
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US Consumer Confidence Falls for 3rd Time in 4 Months
A 2023 Cooper Clubman S sports-utility vehicle is displayed on the showroom floor of a Mini dealer in Highlands Ranch, Colo., on April 20, 2023. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
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US Consumer Confidence Ticks Up in March
A shopper carries a Marshalls bag in Boston on Oct. 14, 2022. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo)
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Food Makers, Feeling Squeezed, Pull the Plug on Slow-Selling Products
Ben & Jerry's, a brand of Unilever, is seen on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City on March 24, 2022. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
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Will ‘Revenge Spending’ Save China’s Economy?
A person reads a riddle hung from a lantern on display at a shopping mall in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2023. (Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
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India Is No Ally of the US
Commentary According to the U.S. Department of State, the “U.S.-India strategic partnership is founded on shared values including a commitment to democracy and upholding the rules-based international system.” The two…
With Black Friday Ahead, Investors Look to US Consumer Stocks
Signage at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Consumer Inflation in Japan’s Capital Hits 33-year High
A woman chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2022. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS)
Consumer Inflation in Japan’s Capital Hits 33-year High
A woman chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2022. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS)
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Eurozone Retail Sales Fall as Expected in August
People in a supermarket after the re-opening of the borders, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Rhein Center shopping mall in Weil am Rhein, Germany, on June 15,…