Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging the overall mindset on everything from politics to inflation, was higher for the month of August thus far — just...
Consumer sentiment has remained fairly steady thus far in August, inching up 2.1% compared to the previous month and down 2.3% compared to August 2023. This is the fourth consecutive month in which sentiment remained about the same, according to preliminary results from the University...
Meta is imposing new controls on AI-generated ads ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Beginning next year, advertisers around the world who post political ads or information about a social issue or an election will have to disclose whether that material has been digitally created or...
A recent poll of small business owners in the U.S. shows that they believe only presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg can beat President Donald Trump, according to a report Monday (Feb. 10) by yahoo! Finance. The query asked small business owners who they would vote for...
September 04, 2024
Careful contingency planning and watching shifts and trends can help firms be prepared for challenges, Velera CEO Chuck Fagan writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Beyond the Horizon: How to Identify Unexpected Threats That Could Impact Your Business.” The past four years have shown us that industry leaders should always keep an eye out […]
August 16, 2024
Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging the overall mindset on everything...
August 16, 2024
Consumer sentiment has remained fairly steady thus far in August, inching up 2.1% compared to the previous month and down 2.3% compared to August 2023. This is the fourth consecutive month in which sentiment remained about the same, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Consumers’ five-year economic outlook, on […]
November 08, 2023
Meta is imposing new controls on AI-generated ads ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Beginning next year, advertisers around the world who post political ads or information about a social issue...
September 18, 2019
Amazon has revealed that Alexa will now provide users with information on the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company noted that during the midterm elections last fall, customers turned to...
March 21, 2018
Cambridge Analytica has suspended CEO Alexander Nix effective immediately until it completes a full investigation of his actions regarding the Facebook data scandal. According to The Associated Press, the company’s...
