Back-to-school, tariff concerns helped boost August retail sales.
Hidden fees, including those from tariffs, erode brand trust, survey finds.
Commercial real estate sector on “sound footing,” report finds.
NABE undertakes “flash survey” to get freshest outlook possible.
CEOs’ confidence plummets while awaiting levies’ impacts.
NRF forecasts core sales will hit up to $5.48 trillion.
Write-in responses to survey dominated by worries over Trump administration actions.
Retail expenditures moderate while shopper sentiment plunges.
Economist sees impacts of public policies of growing concern.
Tariff-induced price hikes main driver behind pessimism: survey.
Brick-and-mortar locales remain a major draw for shoppers, survey shows.
Shorter selling season due to late Thanksgiving to have impact, NRF predicts.
“These numbers show the continued resiliency of the American consumer.”
August stats from CNBC/NRF show spending focused on household priorities.
Fed’s favored index finds little uptick in most consumer prices in July.
Such consumers feel squeezed by economic forces, survey finds.
New research finds 60% of Americans think the economy is in a recession – though it’s not.
Middle-income households finding ways to adjust to higher prices, survey finds.
In ‘stressed’ ZIP codes, worries about economic futures abound.
Numbers from the census and labor statistics bureaus show little upward movement in prices.
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