Consumer

Vegetables on display in a grocery store on August 15, 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer confidence worsened slightly in August, erasing some gains from the previous month and resuming a downward trend suffered at the outset of 2025, the Conference Board said on Tuesday. The souring of shopper attitudes followed a […]

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer sentiment worsened in August, snapping two consecutive months of improved attitudes among shoppers as President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on nearly 70 countries. The fresh reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The dampening of shopper attitudes returns the measure to a months-long downturn that took hold […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer sentiment ticked higher in July, marking two consecutive months of improved shopper attitudes as businesses navigated President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats targeting dozens of countries. The fresh reading matched economists’ expectations. The recent resurgence of consumer sentiment followed six straight months of worsening attitudes, according to University of Michigan survey data released […]

lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer confidence soured in June, erasing some of the boost in shopper attitudes that took hold last month as President Donald Trump rolled back tariffs, Conference Board data on Tuesday showed. The reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The fresh data resumes a trend of worsening consumer confidence that stretches […]

CPSC (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about possible entrapment hazards in Baby Trend Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra strollers after one death was reported. The agency and stroller manufacturer announced Thursday that model numbers beginning with “SS76” or “SS66” have a risk of entrapment between “the […]