Consumer Confidence

Coronavirus disruptions to everyday life are spreading rapidly as fear and anxiety grip consumers, business-owners and investors. The amplification of misinformation via social media …

The University of Michigan Survey of Consumers found spending confidence by American consumers increased slightly in February. The coronavirus was mentioned by 8% of …

December credit card debt went off the rails driven by a very late Black Friday and a pull-back on consumer tariff taxes. As a …

Stable U.S. economy is the word of the day. Barring unforeseen events like a global coronavirus plague, a Mid-East war, a successful impeachment or …

Professor Cardworthy, the “Money Explainer” of all things financial, was resurrected by Senior Payments Analyst Robert McKinley, reprising his role first developed in 2007 …

Home sharing is becoming more expensive than a hotel stay as greedy homeowners slip in exorbitant cleaning fees and service fees. At the same …

The October credit card surprise wherein Americans tacked on $8 billion in revolving credit petered-out in November, dropping more than $2 billion, ostensibly due …

Consumer confidence may be beginning to show some cracks as recent surveys and monthly data confirm. Affecting about two-thirds of economy, the fog will …

Holiday retail sales solid, hitting projections of 3-4% growth over last year’s shopping season. Specialty apparel was the hottest online retail category. Gizmo sales …

Retailers pray for one more week this holiday season as consumer buying habits have been slowly changing. The late Thanksgiving reduced the holiday shopping …