Stories Tagged as
Consumer spending
Oil industry cutbacks are a drag on U.S. economy
by
Annie Baxter
Jul 16, 2015
Companies are spending less on production and laying off thousands of workers.
From "promposal" to dress, everything must be unique
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Gina Delvac
Apr 17, 2015
Stores track who's wearing what so that there are no repeats come prom night.
Mixed signals: Decoding the economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Paddy Hirsch
Apr 14, 2015
Decoding the economy's mixed signals
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With gas prices down, we're buying more SUVs
Nov 4, 2014
Car buyers are impulsive, but not necessarily 'dumb.'
Living without cash or credit cards for a week
by
Molly Wood
Nov 4, 2014
Lisa Selin Davis limited herself to mobile payments. Spoiler alert: it was hard.
For public good, not for profit.
Consumer spending: what we say vs. what we do
Aug 29, 2014
Spending is weak but income and consumer confidence are high.
Why isn’t the American consumer spending?
Aug 13, 2014
Retail sales stalled last month. They're at their weakest reading since January.
Frugal consumers translate to high profits for Dollar General
by
Adriene Hill
Sep 4, 2013
The discount retail chain reported better than expected profits today and its stock is up almost five percent at the moment.