Updated Feb. 3. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Jan. 31, according to a statement released today. Bessent quickly ...

Consumer spending will play a large role in the economy in 2025, as it always does. However, the impact has often been overstated. Nonetheless, the strong footing of households—in the aggregate ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster greater regulatory collaboration aimed at ...

The world's biggest gathering of humans is also a much-awaited event for India's consumer businesses. In fact, the Kumbh is the most visible part of a big driver of India's economy, the festival cycle ...

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At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), endless tables of gaming equipment, TVs with stretchable screens or suction cup backs, and robots for every possible purpose (we like the little cat ...

Here’s our rundown of the beauty consumer behaviours and trends to watch out for in 2025. According to management consultancy firm McKinsey, wellness is a $1.8 trillion global market, with the US ...

China's CPI rose 0.2% in 2024 Factory-gate prices deflationary for 27 months Stimulus impact seen as short-lived BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while ...

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's Marks & Spencer and other retailers fell on Thursday, with 2 billion pounds ($2.45 billion) wiped off the sector, as concern about ebbing consumer ...

But as the Year of the Snake approaches, the transition to 2025 concludes with a cautiously optimistic outlook for renewed consumer demand. Despite projections of a further decrease in spend, the ...

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