Tariffs, layoffs, and inflation are fueling consumer frustration, shifting spending habits toward "underconsumption" and ...

This paper is born out of a feeling that something is not right with the way the word consumer is used nowadays ... There has been very little thinking about the concept... We’re long-term subscribers ...

Jobs were plentiful, wages were higher, and because of the lack of consumer goods during the war, Americans were eager to spend. During the same years, young couples were marrying and having ...

The consumer sentiment index stood at 74.8 this month, effectively unchanged from the January reading of 74.9. Consumer sentiment remained steady but subdued in February as a threatening economic ...