Tag: Consumer Behavior
Coca-Cola Q3 Earnings Show Company Defying Worries Amid Inflation
Coca-Cola generated better-than-expected earnings as consumers continued to pay higher prices for soft drinks and juices, further evidence…
How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules
Indeed, the Federal Reserve is trying to cut it off. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, has described…
As Inventory Piles Up, Liquidation Warehouses Are Busy
PITTSTON, Pa. — Once upon a time, when parents were scrambling to occupy their children during pandemic lockdowns,…
U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears
A key measure of economic output fell for the second straight quarter, raising fears that the United States…
Highlights From Today’s G.D.P. Report
The top-line number for U.S. gross domestic product is a composite of positive and negative forces, and the…
How Will Interest Rate Increases Impact Inflation?
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its fourth interest rate increase of 2022 on Wednesday as it…
Fed Prepares Another Rate Increase as Wall Street Wonders What’s Next
Federal Reserve officials are set to make a second abnormally large interest rate increase this week as they…
Voters See a Bad Economy, Even if They’re Doing OK
The fastest inflation in four decades has Americans feeling dour about the economy, even as their own finances…
Gas Prices, a Big Inflation Factor, Are Coming Down Sharply
HOUSTON — Gasoline prices, on an upward tear for months, have reversed course in recent weeks, giving consumers…
Fed Moves Toward Another Big Rate Increase as Inflation Lingers
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, determined to choke off rapid inflation before it becomes a permanent feature of…
Gas Prices Force Many to Rethink Driving, and Spending
KATY, Texas — Most Americans would gladly pay the $4.29 for a gallon of regular gas Buc-ee’s was…
How Inflation Is Altering People’s Behavior
Americans are suffering from sticker shock.With inflation running at 8.6 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years, people…