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I visited Walmart and found over 25 products that show how the retail giant is trying to win over wealthier customers

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 09:27

Tech Insider

Dominick Reuter in front of a Walmart. — I visited my local Walmart Supercenter to find which premium items the retailer now carries.
Dominick Reuter/Business Insider

Retail, walmart, Groceries, grocery-wars, Inflation, private-label

Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle class life

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 08:21

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

US dollar bill with glitch effect — Michael Raines

economy, Markets, Inflation, economy, middle-class, middle-class-income, american-middle-class

Wall Street big shots may be forced to cancel their summer vacations

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 06:27

Tech Insider : Economy

Photo illustration of the Wall Street Bull with a suitcase, plane, laptop and palm trees. — Wall Street's fantasies of decamping to the Hamptons for the summer have been shattered by higher inflation and stock market volatility.
Adobe Firefly; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

economy, Markets, finance, Discourse, wall-street, Investors, stock-market

Fast food feels more expensive than ever before, and people are sick of it. Here's why.

Sat, 05/04/2024 - 06:33

Tech Insider : Economy

Fried chicken sandwich on bun with lettuce, pickle and sauce sitting in a pile of money — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Retail, fast-food, Inflation, trending-uk, restaurants, BLS

A 64-year-old 'peak boomer' worries his savings and Social Security won't be enough to retire: 'My biggest fear is finding myself at 75 standing at the door at Walmart.'

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 11:59

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

An older man sits on the beach, looking out at the sea — David Kirsch, 64, (not pictured) is worried his Social Security and 401(k) won't be enough to live off of in retirement.
Westend61 / Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, politics, Policy, Boomers, Retirement

Buying a first home is 'prohibitively expensive' and 'almost impossible' for many, says Janet Yellen

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 08:43

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

janet yellen — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
REUTERS/Jason Reed

economy, Real Estate, trending-uk, economy, janet-yellen, treasury-secretary, housing-market

The Fed likely won't cut rates until after a recession strikes, research firm says

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 14:02

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

jerome powell — Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty

economy, Markets, economy, Recession, stock-market, federal-reserve, Inflation

Don't feel too sorry for Gen Z — they're outpacing boomers on income and millennials on home ownership

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 08:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Gen Z — Gen Z is doing better than past generations on some measures.
Hero Images/Getty Images

economy, trending-uk, economy, gen-z, Millennials, baby-boomers, Generations

'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 14:23

Tech Insider : Economy

kevin oleary shark tank — Kevin O'Leary.
Mark Davis / Staff / Getty Images

economy, Markets, kevin-oleary, fed-rate-cuts-forecast, federal-reserve, FOMC, fed-inflation

Amazon, Starbucks show how jittery US customers are about the economy

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 23:46

Tech Insider : Economy

Starbucks barista serving a customer. — Starbucks' CEO said infrequent customers are becoming more cautious spenders.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, insider-news, amazon, Starbucks, Inflation, economy

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