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Back to SearchWhy Consumers Are Buying Flights Instead of Gifts This Holiday Season
This week is Black Friday, which means it’s the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. The big question many economists want to know is w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Taking the Measure of Consumer Spending at Home Depot
This week, we're grabbing our toolboxes and heading to Home Depot. The home improvement retailer is expected to report earnings on Tuesday. Jinjoo Le…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why Mohamed El-Erian Is Worried About a 2024 Recession
Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world’s most respected economists and he has growing concerns about a recession in 2024. El-Erian previously served as…
2 years, 4 months ago
Snap, Crackle, Drop. What Kellogg's Split Says About the Snack Business.
This week, we’re turning our attention to breakfast cereals and snacks. Kellogg, the company responsible for cereals like Frosted Flakes and snacks l…
2 years, 4 months ago
Looking Ahead to This Week’s Fed Meeting and the Future of Crypto
This week, we’re opening up our digital wallets and examining the current state of crypto. Wall Street hasn’t been talking much about crypto this yea…
2 years, 5 months ago
From Recession Fears to Too Good? What This Week’s GDP Data Will Tell Us
This week, we're looking ahead to the GDP data for the third quarter of 2023 to find out how much the American economy grew from July to September. T…
2 years, 5 months ago
A Key Fed Official on What’s Next for Interest Rate Hikes
This week, we’re looking at what the Federal Reserve is watching as it plots the course of interest rate hikes. In their most recent meeting, last mo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Big Banks, Big Yield and a Big Release for Taylor Swift
This week, we have banking and the recent rise in government bond yields in focus. Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, tells u…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jobs Report and Student Loans and Strikes. Oh My!
It’s a new month and quarter, and this week, we’re talking about three big pieces of economic news that could impact your money: the September jobs r…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Nike Earnings Tell Us About the State of Retail
This week, we have our eye on the sneaker giant Nike. The company behind the Lebron 21, Air Force 1 and Air Jordans is expected to report its first q…
2 years, 6 months ago