Consumers shed housing debt in the third quarter while ratcheting up spending elsewhere, raising hope that the single biggest driver of the U.S....
High prices for commodities last month sent consumer confidence spiraling to a three-month low, but that doesn't necessarily mean the stock market...
Earthquakes and nuclear meltdowns in Japan, uprisings in the Middle East, scary job prospects, a gargantuan federal deficit, zooming gasoline...
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) yesterday (Tuesday) furthered its lead among U.S....
The U.S. economy has been crippled by the financial crisis. And regardless of what policymakers try to do to spur growth, it will hobble along lamely...
Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) announced late Tuesday that it would...
Consumer spending in the United Sates was flat in June and personal savings were the highest in a year, underscoring how unemployment continues to...
Faced with a wheezing economy that can't seem to heal, big U.S. retailers like Target Corp. (NYSE:
The American consumer bucked strong economic headwinds to help retail sales post the fastest growth in four years, a report is expected to show today...
With U.S. consumers still feeling the sting of the global financial crisis, consumer advocacy groups are claiming that they snagged a win with the...
Although the stock market plunge last week was certainly unsettling, history and a slew of positive leading indicators show that this may just be...
Recent reports show U.S. consumers are spending again; some are even ditching the whole discount mentality in favor of luxury brands and making...
Recent reports show U.S. consumers are spending again; some are actually even ditching the whole discount mentality in favor of luxury brands, while...
A string of government reports show that the American consumer is making more money and spending again, providing impetus for a sustained economic...
The past few weeks have pulled in one earnings report after another for 2010's first quarter, allowing a better look at the status of corporate...
You may be hearing a lot of bearish commentary centering on the premise that the market's advance is unsustainable because it has benefited so much...
Last week the Money Map team got together at the ...
