Consumer spending is not unraveling but the spectre of tariffs and persisting inflation is dragging down consumer and business confidence. That was the message emanating Wednesday from a National ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Holiday retail sales are expected to grow by 2.9% to 3.4% ...

Amazon is signaling that it expects a powerful wave of consumer spending in the months ahead, and the company is reorganizing its retail engine to capture as much of that demand as possible. From ...

As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway ...

Consumer spending likely dropped last month, economists forecast, weighed down by a pullback in car purchases. Retail sales are seen dropping 0.6% from April, economists polled by The Wall Street ...

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total new-vehicle sales is expected to be 15.9 million units, down 1.1 ...

U.S. retail sales rebounded in February, suggesting that the economy continued to grow in the first quarter, though at a moderate pace as tariffs on imports and mass firings of federal government ...

Disappointing retail sales last month added to concerns of a pullback in consumer spending in the US, while a pair of business surveys suggested growing caution. Retail sales rose by less than ...

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Total new-vehicle sales for June 2025, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,247,900, a 2.5% increase from June 2024 according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and ...

Retail sales in Japan exceeded expectations in December, industrial production returned to growth, and the unemployment rate also dropped unexpectedly to 2.4% in January. Retail sales in Japan ...