consumer
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Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said Thursday that the company was dealing with “arguably a softer consumer environment than in February.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Growing venture capital–backed consumer brands, like Blank Street Coffee and dentist office Tend, traded in neons for pastel greens.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Despite higher beef prices, US consumer demand for the meat remains robust.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
On Friday, attention turns to August consumer price figures for the Tokyo metropolitan area that will indicate if higher oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are filtering through to broader consumer costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He asked the people most directly involved in the decision to sell credit default swaps on consumer loans what percentage of those loans were subprime mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Nevertheless, legal challenges to the new taxes could lead to months more uncertainty for businesses and consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Elsewhere, executives at Home Depot on Tuesday said that consumers were diving into smaller home-repair projects.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The BBC's Nathalie Jimenez explains how the debt can affect American consumers and the entire world.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
This has pushed up fuel and transportation costs, squeezing consumers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Will consumers be ready to give up the “convenience” of any food any time?
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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