October Credit Card Surprise Short-Lived
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 …
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Free Tax Filings, Terrible Tariffs & Home Prices Dip
Free tax filings were not widely known among low-to-medium income taxpayers as some commercial tax preparation services did their level best to hide them …
Holiday Retail Sales Solid as Online Sales Soar 19%
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 …
Holiday Season Closes With Good and Bad & New Goals
Holiday season closes amidst a blockbuster turnout for small retail businesses globally. Even though the shortened holiday season may have pushed retail sales down …
Retailers Pray for One More Week as Sales Not Cheery
Retailers pray for one more week this holiday season as consumer buying habits have been slowly changing. The late Thanksgiving reduced the holiday shopping …
Installment Payment Option at Checkout via Credit Card
Installment payment options initiated at the cash register or till, with a payment card, may finally be coming to not only to a bank …
Consumer Sentiment and New Car Sales Stuck in the Mud Since 2017
No matter how you slice or dice it, U.S. consumer sentiment, since the current Administration has taken office, has made no statistical gains building …
Real-Time Holiday Spending Reveals U.S. Consumer Wallets Are Smokin
Real-time holiday spending is now available to view, giving you insight into how your fellow Americans are spending with their credit, debit, gifts cards …
Back-2-School Shopping Nutz – 5 Ways to Save – Things w/Bad Stuff
American are expected to spend $82 billion in total back-to-school spending for K-12 schools this year, on par with 2017. Walmart and Target rule …
The Visa Cashless Challenge Embarrasses Old School Merchants
Visa wants all business to go cashless, dah. However, Visa will be awarding up to $500,000 to 50 eligible US-based small business food service …
