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People shop at a Best Buy store during Black Friday sales in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska Published Credit: JIM VONDRUSKA/REUTERS

This Year’s Black Friday Bonus: Falling Prices

Receding inflation means deals will be for real this holiday season.

Gwynn Guilford

November 18, 2023

3 min read

Your Thanksgiving Costs, Broken Down

Prices for travel and holiday feasts are more manageable than last year.

Patrick Thomas

November 16, 2023

3 min read

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 02: A pedestrian carries shopping bags while walking through the Union Square shopping district on October 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by the Commerce Department, U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.4% in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March

Consumers cut their spending at stores, dealerships and gas stations last month, tapping the brakes on economic growth ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Austen Hufford

November 15, 2023

5 min read

November 10, 2023, New York, NY, USA: Christmas decorations seen at Macy's department store in New York in the United States this Friday, November 10 (Credit Image: Â© Vanessa Carvalho/ZUMA Press Wire)

How Consumers Are Spending Is a Reason for Cheer

Retail spending data was a lot better than the headline figures suggest.

Justin Lahart

November 15, 2023

2 min read

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: A customer walks by a now hiring sign posted in front of an In-N-Out restaurant on November 03, 2023 in Mill Valley, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth slowed in October with a total of 150,000 new jobs added compared to analyst expectations of 180,000. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% from 3.8%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

The inflation news has been better than expected and there’s still no sign of recession, but are hints of a consumer pullback a warning sign?

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Jeffrey Sparshott

November 15, 2023

6 min read

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

November 17, 2023

4 min read

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

November 15, 2023

6 min read

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

November 15, 2023

5 min read

Promotional leaflets can be seen on a countertop of a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe Biden struggles to tackle negative sentiment about his handling of the economy, as he campaigns for re-election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

November 15, 2023

5 min read

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 21, 2020 Shoppers walk through a busy Grafton Street in Dublin, as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown to stem the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. - Ireland's economy rose by 3.4 percent in 2020 despite the pandemic as the coronavirus fuelled a boom in pharmaceutical and IT exports, finance minister Paschal Donohoe said March 5, 2021. Ireland fared better than bigger eurozone economies such as Germany and France, which plunged into recessions last year as the pandemic shut down the global economy. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

November 16, 2023

5 min read

Consumers

Latest News

This Year’s Black Friday Bonus: Falling Prices

Your Thanksgiving Costs, Broken Down

Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March

How Consumers Are Spending Is a Reason for Cheer

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

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