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BUSINESS

Consumer spending pulled back in May as inflation heated up—a double whammy of bad news

For the first time this year, consumers pulled back on spending as the bad mood that’s been pervasive since tariffs…

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BUSINESS

Consumer AI is being transformed

– What’s next. Business has already been thoroughly transformed by AI, with more to come. Where AI is still in…

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BUSINESS

Wells Fargo says consumer loan growth to stay muted or drop this year

(Corrects typos in paragraphs 2-3, changes conference date to Tuesday from last week in paragraph 6) By Nupur Anand NEW…

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BUSINESS

Consumer sentiment plunges to near-record lows—but stock markets remain unfazed

The S&P 500 edged upwards on Friday despite a drop in May in consumer sentiment and aggressive comments from President…

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TECH

As the consumer metaverse falters, the World Economic Forum projects the industrial metaverse will reach $100B by 2030, led by platforms like Nvidia Omniverse (Nicole Kobie/Wired)

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: How Palantir built the ultimate founder factory | Nabeel S. Qureshi (founder, writer, ex-Palantir) Interviews with…

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MOST SHARED

Consumer safety panel Democrats vow to fight their firings by Trump : NPR

Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. is photographed at the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Jan. 20, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. He…

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MOST SHARED

Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts : NPR

An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio. Joshua A.…

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LIFE STYLE

Has the lifespan of consumer tech gotten shorter? We investigate.

It was not too long ago when my S22+ got the dreaded green line, costing me a RM600+ repair fee…

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BUSINESS

McDonald’s joins Starbucks and Chipotle in traffic drop amid consumer ‘pressure’

Are consumers getting skittish? Just ask McDonald’s (MCD), Chipotle (CMG), and Starbucks (SBUX). Those companies, in their latest earnings reports,…

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BUSINESS

Jim Cramer Still Bullish — “Only Consumer Stock Hanging In There”

We recently published a list of How Did Jim Cramer’s 12 Bold Predictions Play Out?. In this article, we are…

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