Inflation is not only making life costly, it’s undercutting the financial goals of consumers. With the new year just around the corner, many U.S. consumers...
Declining package volumes in the latest FedEx earnings report stoked new concerns about discretionary spending. This was after the company reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings Tuesday (Dec...
Meeting short-term and long-term goals is proving onerous as savings rates decline. But the short term might prove especially hazardous for those of us —...
Colleges face a new financial hurdle: employers dropping degree requirements for prospective hires. Higher learning institutions are battling unprecedented pressure to maintain enrollment numbers. A...
Personalized experiences have slipped below bargains on holiday shoppers’ lists this season. This shift represents a sharp reversal in customer preference amid record-high inflation that...
The rise in stretched consumers has seen more banks and FinTechs looking to help them. With weakened consumer buying power, a major theme of 2022,...
Global FinTech giant Intuit is looking to bolster its credit building business by acquiring SeedFi. The parent company of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma announced...
A new study shows price is everything as budget-minded decisions are consumers’ top drivers. In the latest edition of “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report:...
The twin specters of inflation and rising interest rates continue to spook consumer confidence. After losing ground in October, U.S. consumer confidence is doing even...