consumer

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Google Glass was pulled from the consumer market in early 2015, less than a year after its launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In a speech this past week, Schmid said that healthcare spending was the single largest contributor External link to consumer spending growth in 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Because consumer spending drives an estimated 70% of the economy, those behaviors play a large part in driving economic growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

If the milk were produced at 11:59 p.m., the date on the container would have to indicate that the milk was made yesterday, and no Japanese consumer would buy it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond