
How Consumers Spent their Stimulus
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recently released its findings showing how U.S. consumers used their one-time $1200 stimulus payments, including the $500 per

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recently released its findings showing how U.S. consumers used their one-time $1200 stimulus payments, including the $500 per

Sales for megastore Walmart have soared as the company takes advantage of increased e-commerce traffic during the coronavirus pandemic. Sales in the second quarter rose 9.3

Retail sales have increased in July despite an increase in Coronavirus cases. In U.S. households, retail spending has increased by 1.2 percent in July. This increase puts

The changing conditions of shopping, spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, has led to new interest in online retailer Carvana. Carvana, an online-only car retailer, is

Apple bought a contactless payment processing app called Mobeewave for $100 million. The app currently allows customers to tap their credit card or smartphone to the

On July 31, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its June 2020 update regarding personal income and expenditure data throughout the U.S. economy. The good

ADT announced August 3 that Google will invest $450 million into the company. The deal will create a long-term partnership between the companies to develop

Imagine, pre-virus outbreak, walking into a store, grabbing a few items off the shelves, and walking to the register to check out. Your items are

Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Interactions Between Consumers and Debt Collectors On Thursday, September 26, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled

Economists and journalists are showing substantial interest in a somewhat random consumer product: recreational vehicles (RVs). According to the Wall Street Journal, investors often analyze

A debit card that facilitates automatic transfers between different currencies recently launched in the United States. The TransferWise debit card can send and receive money

A Facebook executive in charge of rolling out the social media company’s new cryptocurrency appeared before the House Financial Services Committee last week. Its members