Move over, credit cards: Social-media stars are tapping magic wands to buy things
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American consumers are delivering a retail reality check as they laser in on bargains
Recent earnings results suggest that the typical shopper is ‘employed, still spending, and increasingly disciplined about it.’
Target’s grocery overhaul is helping it win back customers
The retailer has added more snacks and changed its presentation as it tries to become a destination for food purchases.
Crypto comeback? Bitcoin, ethereum are headed for their best day in months as investors flock to hard assets
After months of slumber, digital currencies are waking up, with bitcoin and ethereum shooting higher on Thursday, as traders credited President Donald Trump’s crypto-bill initiative and the disturbance in bond markets for helping to revive momentum in the hard-hit space.
You’ve all heard AI is remaking the economy. Here’s how it’s changing lives — for better or worse.
AI, not Trump, is the big mover of the economy, this analyst says — and it’s just going to get bigger.
Home Depot revenue rises even as customers turn away from bigger projects
The home improvement retailer beat Wall Street estimates in its second quarter as its customers continued to take up smaller projects.
Walmart and Target are about to reveal the health of the U.S. consumer
Earnings reports from the two major retailers will show how shoppers are holding up in an era of persistent inflation.
Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week
Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.
Nvidia earnings could rescue a stalled-out stock market — if the AI chip maker breaks this trend
Shares of Jensen Huang’s company have struggled to make headway since its previous results day.
Most of Gen Z is now afraid AI will steal their jobs.
As new college grads face elevated rates of unemployment, concern about AI’s impact on jobs is spiking among young Americans.
The AI productivity payoff is coming. Here are 20 stocks primed to capture the gains as adoption spreads.
So far investors have been focused on artificial-intelligence infrastructure plays rather than productivity beneficiaries, says Goldman Sachs.
A massive ‘corporate welfare’ program is underway — and consumers want a bigger cut of it
Tariff refunds have been flowing back to companies since President Donald Trump’s levies were rejected by the Supreme Court.
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