The record-breaking government shutdown has left Americans feeling worse about the economic outlook. That’s according to the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, which showed the ...

In 2024, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made inflation the centerpiece of his campaign. The "price of eggs" being too high became a rallying cry against the incumbent presidential ...

Labor market weakness, inflation and growing debt challenges are taking their toll on consumers’ financial health and pushing them to seek legal advice at near-historic rates, according to a new ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some optimism for consumers, saying he expects price relief to arrive sooner rather than later. "Things look great, and they're good now. I think 2026 and ...

Federal Reserve officials, who are unable to receive U.S. economic statistics because of the continuing government shutdown, recently lost access to a separate measure of employment data from a ...

While blockbuster drug innovations have changed health outcomes for decades, we’re now seeing signs that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may be changing something broader: the consumer ...

2025 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years for QSRs in recent history. The Q2 earnings results from Yum! Brands, McDonald's, Restaurant Brands International, Wendy's and others reflect this ...

Consumer sentiment around the U.S. dipped in October, sinking to a five-month low as Americans fret over a stalling job market and stubbornly high inflation, new private economic data shows. The ...

The fresh data marked three consecutive months of worsening shopper attitudes. Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in ...

Consumer sentiment around the U.S. dipped in October, sinking to a five-month low as Americans fret over a stalling job market and stubbornly high inflation, new private economic data shows. The ...