The honey market remains a compelling field of study due to the multifaceted motivations behind consumer purchasing behaviour. Research indicates that consumers are drawn not only to honey’s ...

Year-to-year inflation may look low, but prices continue to compound upwards. For example, "Food at home" pricing, accounting for 8% of the total CPI basket, was up 1.8% in 2024. That seemingly low ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. The US secondhand apparel market is booming, fueled by ...

Investors are keeping an eye on consumer spending amid tariff concerns. The U.S. stock market's consumer sectors remain "unfavorable" amid ongoing concern over how tariffs may change shopping behavior ...

The ongoing government shutdown showed little impact on consumer sentiment in October University of Michigan survey, though ...

President Trump vowed on the campaign trail to lower inflation. WSJ asked a former Federal Reserve vice chair to break down the inflation-fighting tools Trump will have at his disposal. Photo ...

Of the 20 largest holdings in the US Consumer Defensive Index, only one has fallen further than the overall market since the tariff selloff began Thursday. Many consumer defensive industries have ...

A weak consumer, including those who have seen their household wealth dented by volatile stock markets this year, is one reason investors should not be tempted to buy equity dips right now. That’s the ...

U.S. consumer sentiment was steady in October, with households appearing to shrug off a partial shutdown of the government, ...