The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index has fallen for the fourth straight month, but what does that really mean?

They're willing to spend because they expect to be earning more next year.

Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of gross domestic product.

Duke University's Global Business Outlook finds nearly half of U.S. CFOs expect a recession by spring 2020.

Retails sales are up, wages are rising and economists are beginning to revise their thinking.

The early March sentiment survey from the University of Michigan shows Americans’ good feelings about the state of economy are up more than 4 percent and expectations for the future increased more than 5 percent. At the same time, there’s a…

The Federal Reserve reports the net worth of U.S. households dropped 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year and is now at the lowest level since the financial crisis. A look at what that drop could mean for…

Consumer sentiment has been strong.

Consumer sentiment has been strong.