If you’re saving to buy a house, might as well buy some fun candles or cosmetics in the meantime. Plus, the connection between a higher minimum wage and fast-food prices.
Once consumers adjust to a 24/7 promotion environment, it hard for companies to stop.
Exchange-traded funds are basically an easy way to invest in bitcoin from one’s brokerage account. The SEC approved the bitcoin EFTs last week.
Fast food workers’ wages are up as much as 30% since 2020. That has had real costs for businesses, but real benefits for society.
The furniture and home furnishings sector saw a 5.4% sales decline last year.
Consumers’ plans for spending on fun edge out everyday essentials and big-ticket items, according to a survey from the New York Fed.
Amid high interest rates and vacancy rates, lenders and regulators are concerned about the fallout when borrowers renew their loans.