The annual inflation rate has risen in the three months since the November election to 3%, with gasoline prices climbing, ...

With consumer spending making up two-thirds of economic activity in the U.S., the sales numbers indicate potentially weaker ...

Some investors had an inflation scare on Wednesday, but the U.S. stock market as a whole seems to have shrugged it off so far. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 0.5% increase in the ...

Sales plummeted 2.8% last month at auto dealers and slumped at furniture stores, home and garden centers. Even in the usually ...

An issue that previously "crushed the Joe Biden presidency" now threatens his successor, Donald Trump, a CNN poll analyst ...

Valentine's Day spending is expected to break records as people use their consumer purchasing power to show they care for a loved one.

Economists speculated that rising prices and uncertain economic outlook amid confusion over tariffs on imports were forcing consumers to tighten their purse strings.

Three weeks into his second presidential term, Donald Trump is largely getting his way on Cabinet nominees, deregulation, ...

The Republican president is moving forward with an agenda that, by his own assessment, is going to make the cost of living worse.

The uncertainty of the future and the broader economy may be leading people to splurge on holidays, expert says.

After a solid holiday season, US retail sales took a surprising step back to start 2025, snapping a streak of growth and ...

More than one issue boosted Donald Trump ahead of main rival Kamala Harris and back into the White House, but inflation was ...