consumer

Headline consumer price inflation was a higher-than-expected 3.7% in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Goldman’s basket of low-income consumer discretionary stocks has rallied 7% since October.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Chinese businesses have leaned heavily on exports as a prolonged property slump, weak wage growth and high youth unemployment have weighed on consumer spending at home.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

While immediate sales could provide a near-term boost, it will take time to determine whether Adidas’s major investment in its brand moved consumer sentiment in a lasting way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Morgan Stanley had done as much as any Wall Street firm to persuade the rating agencies to treat consumer loans as they treated corporate ones—as assets whose risks could be dramatically reduced if bundled together.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In particular they recommend consumer-facing stocks, on the view energy prices and interest rates will fall next year, lifting real income growth across consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Dimon listed some of the factors leading to strong economic growth, including corporate profits, low unemployment and low debt levels among companies and consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

KFC’s U.S. sales have sagged and many in the restaurant industry see beverages as a way to excite consumers and generate stronger profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

With China's economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead to the second-hand market or buy upstart new homegrown brands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Maybe the principal characteristics that made Coke distinctive, like its bite, consumers now describe as harsh,” the company’s head of American operations, Brian Dyson, said at the time.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell