Holiday retail spending rose 4.2% this season, driven by e-commerce and electronics: Visa report
U.S. consumers showed resilience this holiday season, driving retail spending up 4.2% year over year, according to preliminary data released ...
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Tanger CEO says retailers are ‘discounting to meet the consumer’ this holiday season
U.S. shoppers are willing to spend this holiday season — despite falling consumer confidence and anxiety over prices — but ...
‘VOO and chill:’ Why this popular investment strategy may be losing its appeal — even with stocks at all-time highs
Passive investing through exchange-traded funds may be losing its appeal.Tidal Financial Group Chief Revenue Officer Gavin Filmore finds many of ...
‘We shouldn’t ignore this:’ Longtime investor Rebecca Patterson warns Trump could damage Fed independence
President Trump's efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook could jeopardize the central bank's independence, according to longtime investor ...
Higher tariffs are kicking in. Here’s what Walmart and other retailers said about their impact
Customer with shopping cart in the snack aisle of a Walmart store in Florida City, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025.JC Milhet ...
Former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon questions stock drop: ‘It was about as good of a quarter as any retailer could have in any environment’
Walmart's former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks Thursday's stock drop is bizarre.The big-box retailer lifted its full-year sales and earnings ...
Here’s the inflation breakdown for July 2025 — in one chart
Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesInflation held steady in July as price declines for staples like groceries and gasoline helped offset ...
Why defensive names and bitcoin could be solid plays over the next six months
It may be a strategic time to pivot away from this year's Big Tech winners.Bob Elliott, who runs Unlimited Funds, ...
Vanguard, BlackRock deliver second-half market plays that could cushion a potential growth slowdown
Investors may want to consider bracing for a weaker stock market performance over the next six months.According to Vanguard's Roger ...
Here’s the inflation breakdown for May 2025 — in one chart
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe annual inflation rate increased slightly in May as an uptick in grocery inflation somewhat ...
