Challenges and Obstacles Aside, Small Businesses Are Feeling Confident Again

New data uncovers unexpected paradox as AI adoption and business optimism collide with evolving legal, social and political ...

Your Business Will Eat You Alive If You Don’t Do This Step First

I realized I didn’t have a life; I had whatever scraps were left over after the business took what it wanted. I understood ...

The New Consumer 2026 And Five Mega-Trends Reshaping American Commerce

An analysis of The New Consumer and Coefficient Capital's latest research revealing where venture capitalists should place ...

Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds

A Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative investigation found that some grocery prices differed by as much as 23 ...
USA Today

Many Americans say this 'no interest' financing plan should be illegal

With the holiday season upon us, one personal finance site is sounding the alarm on a ubiquitous retail payment plan that many Americans say should be outlawed. It’s called “deferred interest." In a ...
The New York Times

Retail Earnings Show Shoppers’ Resilience, but Some Stores Struggle

Companies said they managed tariff pressures in the latest quarter as consumers focused on discounts and high quality. By Emmett Lindner It has been a volatile year for American retailers, but their ...
Fox Business

Consumer confidence falls sharply as Americans worry about the economy

Consumer confidence fell more than expected in November and hit the lowest level since this spring, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. The Conference Board reported that its ...
Reuters

US consumer confidence deteriorates in November

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence sagged in November as households worried about jobs and their financial situation, likely in part because of the recently ended government ...
The Business Journals

Consumers plan increased holiday spending with extra budget for travel and themselves

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. KPMG LLC is pleased to share the results of our latest ...
CNN

Putin is playing Trump for time. The 28-point peace plan plays into his hands

After the shock and confusion surrounding the leak of a 28-point peace plan containing some of Russia’s most maximalist demands, and the marathon weekend talks to revise them, the US and Ukraine ...
Associated Press

White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump talks after meeting with ...
WBOY

State regulators approve Ameren Missouri's plan to reliably serve new large businesses, boosting state's economy while safeguarding consumers

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced that the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a new large ...