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Decoding the economy's mixed signals
Car buyers are impulsive, but not necessarily 'dumb.'
Yes. Pass me one.
Lisa Selin Davis limited herself to mobile payments. Spoiler alert: it was hard.
September retail sales take a slight dip from August.
Spending is weak but income and consumer confidence are high.
Retail sales stalled last month. They're at their weakest reading since January.
The discount retail chain reported better than expected profits today and its stock is up almost five percent at the moment.
Before we answer the question of whether we can afford the consumer economy, we have to know how much we're spending.
A Saturday shopping trip started out fairly innocently… and ended with some big questions about our consumer economy and whether it is sustainable long-term.