On Wednesday, Micron Technology announced it will exit the consumer RAM business in 2026, ending 29 years of selling RAM and SSDs to PC builders and enthusiasts under the Crucial brand. The company ...

Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe ...

This weekend America will once again be plunged into a frenzy of consumerism as retailers bombard shoppers with “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” sales. Even more than usual, bosses will be nervously ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy ...

Industry warnings come as inflation worsens and hiring wanes. Some major restaurant chains sounded an alarm in recent days about a shopping slowdown, spotlighting a crack in the U.S. economy as ...

After a wave of corporate engagement in social justice in the U.S., followed by a recent backlash, some companies are retreating from their public commitments. At the same time, research demonstrates ...

New tariffs on furniture and wood products went into effect on Tuesday. With new tariffs taking effect Tuesday on furniture and lumber, an analysis released by Goldman Sachs finds American consumers ...

A new Goldman Sachs analysis says American consumers will shoulder 55 percent of the costs from President Trump’s tariffs this year. American businesses and foreign exporters will take on 22 percent ...

U.S. consumers have rarely felt worse about their economic futures, according to data released Friday from the University of Michigan's widely followed Surveys of Consumers. Consumers’ five-year ...

High tariffs, lingering inflation and more trouble finding a job apparently haven’t thrown consumers into a funk. Americans increased spending again in August to help keep the U.S. economy chugging.

Consumer sentiment readings have declined this year amid concerns about tariffs, labor market conditions, and policy uncertainty. Consumer behavior tells a different and far more encouraging story, ...