Stories Tagged as
Consumer spending
Living without cash or credit cards for a week
by
Molly Wood
Nov 4, 2014
Lisa Selin Davis limited herself to mobile payments. Spoiler alert: it was hard.
Consumer spending: what we say vs. what we do
Aug 29, 2014
Spending is weak but income and consumer confidence are high.
Why isn’t the American consumer spending?
Aug 13, 2014
Retail sales stalled last month. They're at their weakest reading since January.
Frugal consumers translate to high profits for Dollar General
by
Adriene Hill
Sep 4, 2013
The discount retail chain reported better than expected profits today and its stock is up almost five percent at the moment.
Infographic: The consumer economy at a glance
by
Mary Dooe
Jun 14, 2013
Before we answer the question of whether we can afford the consumer economy, we have to know how much we're spending.
401(K) 2012 / Creative Commons
For public good, not for profit.
A Saturday shopping trip leads to some big questions
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 10, 2013
A Saturday shopping trip started out fairly innocently... and ended with some big questions about our consumer economy and whether it is sustainable long-term.
Can we afford the consumer economy?
by
Mary Dooe
Jun 7, 2013
Marketplace will spend a week looking at all aspects of the consumer economy -- from businesses to workers to shoppers -- and ask: Can we keep going at this rate?
Kenneth Brown/Marketplace
We're spending less on things that are getting cheaper
May 31, 2013
In February, then March, Americans spent more money than the month before. But today there's news that consumer spending dropped a tenth percent in April.