One U.S. measure of purchasing power is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Globalization has linked currencies more closely than ever so protecting purchasing power worldwide is crucial. Investopedia ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased slightly less than expected in August, but that did little to change expectations that solid economic growth persisted in the third ...

Sign up for the Economics Daily newsletter to discover what's driving the global economy. US consumer sentiment continued to rise in late September, reaching a five ...

We study habitual brand loyalty, one of the earliest empirically-studied forms of switching costs and a classic source of structural state-dependence in consumer demand. Auxiliary instruments and ...

U.S. Q3 GDP growth revised up to 2.9% on stronger consumer spending By Investing.com - Nov 30, 2022 1 By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- The U.S. economy grew faster than first thought in the ...

The Commission’s proposal expands the scope of the directive to include all dimensions of EU consumer protection laws and all kinds of companies, including non-EU traders. The revised directive aims ...

A study by Consumer Affairs found that Massachusetts ... Massachusetts has the best fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade math scores in the country on the National Assessment of Educational ...

As math gaps continue to widen in many grades, educators face an uphill battle to help students regain ground in the subject. Following historic math declines on the Nation’s Report Card in 2022 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence dropped by the most in three years in September amid mounting fears over the labor market, though more households planned to buy a home ...

The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in September, from 105.6 in August. It was the biggest month-to-month decline since August ...

US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September by the most in three years on concerns about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy. The Conference Board’s gauge of ...

Consumer confidence tumbled in September as Americans grew increasingly worried about a cooling labor market. The latest index reading from the Conference Board was 98.7, below the 105.6 seen in ...