WASHINGTON — For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 A...

Far fewer Americans dined out last month as many adjusted to smaller paychecks, according to new data released from a closely watched index of restaur...

Americans may be cutting back on extras, but they’re still racing to buy guns. Feeling pinched by the end of the payroll tax cut, high gas prices...

These imperatives do not appear to be materializing as a result of aggressive monetary policy. Even so, Bernanke & Co. charge relentlessly ahead on their chosen course. We can only hope they know what they are doing.

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose in January as Americans spent more on services, with savings providing a cushion after i...

The salesperson said, "We will only discuss price in person." Their unwillingness to share any pricing information raised a red flag. Was their pricing so offensive that they could not share it? Did they not have consistent pricing? Did they not price their meats by the pound?

Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can't argue with science. Lucky for y...

You have too many bank accounts. That is, if you're trying to cut back on spending and save money. According to new consumer behavior research, the...

During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama painted a picture of a nation finally on the mend from the anxiety-provoking economic wo...

It shouldn't be a secret by now: Consumers are unhappy. And it's not because we are too busy paying down our debts. It's really because no one in Washington has been focusing on job creation.

Once again, it is up to President Obama to take the lead and make the American public aware of all this. Our nation is in a hopeful but tricky place right now and which way we go will depend as much on our confidence in ourselves as in any statistics.

The stock market is bullish. The housing market seems to have rebounded a bit. So why are consumers so glum? Because they're deeply worried about their jobs and their incomes -- as they have every right to be.

WASHINGTON — An increase in Social Security taxes is leaving Americans with less take-home pay – and a more negative outlook for the U.S. ...

That bloated sensation you feel isn't just from the excess eggnog and stuffing you ate over the holidays. It's far worse. It's actually the end, not the beginning, of each January that's the most important time of the year.