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Prices keep changing from day to day, and it's driving Americans nuts

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 05:54

Tech Insider : Economy

Retail sign amidst a pile of clothes, displaying 'Special Prices' with a slot machine effect showing changing prices — Inflation and dynamic pricing are making it so that Americans don't know what anything costs anymore — and it's driving a growing sense of fatigue.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Discourse, Retail, Prices, Inflation, dynamic-pricing, surge-pricing

Don't let 'upflation' fool you into spending more on beauty products

Sat, 07/06/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A shelf in a store with personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and more. — Prices for personal care items have trailed overall inflation since 2020, despite new upflated razor and shampoo products.
Hitra/Getty Images

economy, Retail, Inflation, Consumers, personal-finance, Shopping, Beauty

Gen Z's latest hot club is Costco

Fri, 07/05/2024 - 16:45

Tech Insider

A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont, on November 13, 2023. — Costco and Sam's Club have become destinations for Gen Z shoppers who want to save money.
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Retail, Costco, sams-club, store, Shopping, Groceries, Inflation

Instacart shoppers are using the app's 'reorder items' button to see how much grocery prices increased over the years

Wed, 07/03/2024 - 13:42

Tech Insider : Economy

Crisman White on TikTok showing an Instacart order. — Crisman White shared on TikTok just how much his Instacart grocery order increased over the years.
Crisman White

Retail, economy, Tech, Groceries, Grocery, instacart, Inflation

Gen Zers in a survey said they need $200,000 a year to feel financially secure — more than any other generation

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 05:40

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

gen z worker leaning back and looking stressed — Gen Z says they need at least $200,000 to feel financially secure.
Wonky Canvas/Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, gen-z, gen-z-wealth, economic-sentiment, Inflation

People aren't spending like they used to and it's forcing companies like Nike and Walgreens to make drastic changes

Sat, 06/29/2024 - 05:07

Tech Insider : Economy

Discount signs — American consumers are getting tighter with their wallets and pickier about deals.
Vickie Flores/In Pictures via Getty Images

Retail, economy, consumer-spending, walmart, household-finances, Savings, Costco

Biden and Trump have wildly different approaches to bringing home prices and rents down

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 09:52

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Donald Trump and Joe Biden — Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Luke Hales and Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, politics, Housing, housing-costs, home-prices, rents

There is one European country where Taylor Swift didn't change the economy so far

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 01:49

Tech Insider : Economy

Taylor Swift in crystal-embellished orange and purple boots — Taylor Swift played sold-out shows in Paris.
Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

economy, Entertainment, taylor-swift, Entertainment, Music, Inflation

Here's what the economy could look like with a Biden or Trump presidency

Thu, 06/27/2024 - 09:16

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

President Biden and Donald Trump on a blue background — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have different plans for how they'd tackle the US economy if they win the November election.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty, Anna Moneymaker/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

economy, politics, tyler-le, bi-illustration, economy, 2024-presidential-election, joe-biden

Here's how inflation has ratcheted up the cost of basics like housing and food for families across the US

Thu, 06/27/2024 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Economy

Inflation has hit essentials like food and housing harder than the broader Consumer Price Index.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

economy, finance, Inflation, Housing, Food, alice, wage-growth

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