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Businesses add $90 billion in surprise 'junk fees' each year, and it's starting to backfire

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:18

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A shopper looking at displayed food at a supermarket ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago — A shopper looking at displayed food at a supermarket ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago on November 22, 2022.
JIM VONDRUSKA/Reuters

economy, junk-fees, economy, Consumers, american-consumers, us-consumers, news-uk

The mystery of Chipotle's 'burrito season,' solved

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 05:24

Tech Insider : Economy

Collage on a blue background, images include: Photo of a Chipotle burrito, a — Chipotle is hiring 19,000 workers to handle "burrito season" — a sudden increase in sales from March to May. Which begs the question: there's a "burrito season"?
Photos by Hollis Johnson; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Retail, Food, Discourse, Careers, chipotle, fast-food

Americans feeling more confident in the economy than they have in 2 years

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:49

Tech Insider : Economy

A customer looks over an unsold 2024 Cooper S John Cooper Works convertible on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership on Nov. 30, 2023, in Loveland, Colo. — Consumer confidence has surged in the last three months, though there is still some reluctance to make big-ticket purchases like cars and homes.
AP/David Zalubowski

economy, Markets, Personal Finance, american-consumers, Spending, consumer-confidence, Recessions

'The consumer slowdown has begun': America's deteriorating shopping spree in 4 charts

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 14:30

Tech Insider : Economy

shopping — FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 27: Shoppers Jeri Hull (L) and Karen Brashear (R) wait in line while shopping at Toys'R'Us during the Black Friday sales event on November 27, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. Toys'R'Us stores nationwide opened at midnight Thursday, November 26, providing shoppers access to its Black Friday deals five hours earlier than ever before.

economy, Markets, consumer-slowdown, consumer-spending, retail-spending, holiday-spending, us-economy-outlook

The impact of soaring bond yields on US consumers in 4 charts

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 12:34

Tech Insider

Swiping a credit card — Swiping a credit card
REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Markets, mi-exclusive, bond-yields, 10-year-us-treasury, 10-year-treasury-yield, american-consumers, credit-card-debt

Consumer stocks face big risks as Americans' wallets are battered by high gas prices, student loans, and expensive housing, Morgan Stanley's CIO says

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:10

Tech Insider

shopping — Shoppers carrying bags cross Fifth Avenue on Black Friday November 27, 2009 in New York City.
David Goldman/Getty

Markets, mi-exclusive, consumer-stocks, consumer-discretionary-stocks, morgan-stanley, mike-wilson, american-consumers

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