Third Biggest Consumer Surprise In 21st Century
via UPFINA: The August University of Michigan consumer confidence report was highly discussed because it showed … Read more
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Will Concern Consume the Consumer?
Originally published at ExecSpec.net Should U.S. consumers feel consumed by the growing avalanche of negative news? … Read more
24% of Your Cable TV Bill Is Just Bogus Fees, Study Says – Consumer Reports estimates cable industry makes $28 billion a year in misleading surcharges alone
via VICE: A new study by Consumer Reports finds that at least 25 percent of … Read more
The narrative on CNBC today will be manufacturing is only 11% of GDP. Then they won’t tell you consumer spending on services, which is 45% of GDP, has seen its growth rate fall to a 5 and a half year low
The narrative on CNBC today will be manufacturing is only 11% of GDP. Then they … Read more
JOLTS, Consumer credit, Las Vegas visitors
by WARREN MOSLER Rolling over: Rolling over: Rolling over:
ISM Manufacturing PMI Hits 49.1%, Officially Contracting… U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls Most Since 2012 on Trade Fears
Link to the report: www.instituteforsupplymanagement.org/ismreport/mfgrob.cfm?SSO=1 If anyone was wondering why the market dipped again after 10AM … Read more
The Century of The Self. How consumer society and modern brainwashing were created
by HibikiSS I think a lot of the things we take for granted in society are … Read more
David Rosenberg: Consumer Spending Is a Bubble Waiting to Burst… Morgan Stanley: Risk of a Global Recession Is ‘High and Rising’
Consumer spending is a bubble waiting to burst, market bear David Rosenberg warns Wall Street … Read more
Inventory/sales ratio, PMI’s, Housing starts, Consumer Sentiment
by WARREN MOSLER Still elevated: Not looking good: Starts down and rolling over, permits up … Read more
Consumer Confidence Crashes, Housing Starts Plunge Amid Rental Unit Crash
Consumer Confidence Crashes But, but, but… yesterday CNBC was telling us about how strong the … Read more
Recession alert! Massive drop in US consumer sentiment for August – comes in well below estimates
U.S. consumer sentiment falls to 92.1 in August, the lowest indicator readout since the start … Read more
Another Month, Another All Time High: Consumer Credit Rises To Record $4.1 Trillion
via Zerohedge: After two months of torrid gains for revolving, or credit card debt, moments … Read more
I Hope the Fed Won’t See This: Red-Hot Consumer Spending Powers GDP Growth
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Revisions show the slowdown expected this year hit last year, and … Read more
5 biggest risks of sharing DNA with consumer genetic testing companies
via CNBC: Genetics testing companies, like Veritas Genetics, Ancestry and 23andMe, are providing consumers with … Read more
Consumer Groups Want California Oil Regulators Fired Over Conflict Of Interest
By Tsvetana Paraskova Two consumer groups opposed to fossil fuels are calling on California’s Governor … Read more