Consumer Spending/Budgeting

Unilever PLC wants to warm up its ice cream freezers in convenience stores without turning its products into puddles, part of a broader effort to pursue green goals and potentially boost sales in the…

Retailers and their finance chiefs are facing a challenge balancing consumer expectations for discounts and the need to keep raising prices to offset high inflation.Major retailers including Macy’s Inc.,…

The eurozone’s economy continued to grow at a modest pace in the first three months of the year, but faces the threat of a slide into recession as Russia’s war on Ukraine keeps energy costs high and squeezes household spending…

A push to go electric is sowing discord among landscapers.New state and municipal laws are driving a transition away from puttering, gas-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers and toward battery-powered versions. California, the largest state…

U.S. electricity customers are facing some of the largest bills in years because of volatile natural-gas prices, which are being driven higher by winter demand and a global supply shortage being made worse by Russia’s war against…

Chase Smith had been saving for her first car long before she had a license to drive. But when the 16-year-old was ready to buy, she saw the prices and hit the brakes.“It was definitely very frustrating, especially because all my friends…

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant group, has added a 3% “processing fee” to checks at many of its restaurants. Harley-Davidson Inc. added a charge last year to its motorcycles…

Sticker shock is becoming a regular feature of many consumers’ grocery store trips. Given it is unlikely to dissipate anytime soon, consumers should evaluate changes to their shopping habits.The consumer-price index, which tracks what…

The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to ruin Americans’ finances. For many, the opposite happened.Though initial shutdowns caused unemployment to surge to levels not seen since the Great Depression, trillions of dollars in government stimulus…

Americans kept spending last month, which is a plus for the economy. But how they spent matters more. The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that consumer spending rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in…