Consumers nationwide are frustrated at gasoline pumps as prices have leaped much more quickly than they have dropped. As the drop in gas prices has afforded more discretionary spending for consumers, it now ...

Equity indexes advanced in November as expectations that the Fed has ceased rate hikes with the possibility of rate reductions as early as March 2024. International and domestic indexes climbed as optimism for ...

With the onslaught of popular electronic payment methods, cash still continues to be a primary payment method of choice. The average person still uses cash for transactions every month and in some cases ...

Global markets shifted positively in November as the Federal Reserve signaled that further rate hikes were less likely as economic conditions and inflation cooled. Stocks and bonds both advanced in November, following the ...

A gradual devaluation or decline in overall asset prices is known as deflation, which leads to lower prices on most goods and services. This eventually creates an unfavorable environment for companies to raise ...

As an abundance of trash is generated every day, more of an effort is being made to collect and recycle as much trash as possible. Several nations worldwide have had growing success in ...

Consumers have been slowly depositing less money into their bank accounts over the past three years. As the pandemic shuttered restaurants and retail stores in 2020, bank deposits increased as consumers spent less ...

Global financial markets reacted to the conflict in the Middle East war with caution, concerned that the hostility could erupt into a broader situation engulfing other countries and territories. A flight to the ...

Over 65% of the country’s economic growth, as measured by Gross Domestic Production (GDP) is driven by consumers. Sentiment and confidence are critical components to consumer spending behavior, influencing spending patterns and habits. ...

A federal government shutdown was averted on September 30th, when Congress voted to fund government operations until mid-November. Volatility in the financial markets increased during September, as uncertainty surrounding a resolution persisted. The ...