Soaring fuel prices prompt consumers to reconsider overseas travel Daily Yomiuri | The rocketing cost of fuel is influencing this summer's retail economic environment, with customers hesitating to travel abroad and instead choosing domestic train-based trips. | Sales of energy-saving air conditioners are also growing steadily, according to sources. | On Tuesday, the average nati...
Consumer Reports Offers Six Tips for Consumers to Cut Spending By $500 Per Month Insurance Newsnet CR's August issue finds hidden savings in finding cheaper auto insurance plans, shopping smart for groceries, changing phone plans and more | YONKERS, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Reports Money Lab uncovered hidden savings in everyday spending that could save consumers up to...
Consumers get less bang for their buck Globe and Mail | With the skyrocketing price of soybean oil, David Blanchard, chief executive officer of Unilever Canada Ltd., had a difficult choice to make: Increase the price of Hellmann's Mayonnaise or find a way to absorb the costs. | Such dilemmas are becomin...
Consumer Smarts: Tapping into 401(k) early can have long-term consequences Seattle Post-Intelligence | Over the years, Nancy Powell of Bellingham has eriodically dipped into her 401(k) retirement plan before she retired. She took out money to take care of medical debt, and later to pay off credit card bills and a truck loan. | There would have been ...
Consumer Smarts: Tapping into 401(k) early can have long-term consequences Seattle Post | Over the years, Nancy Powell of Bellingham has eriodically dipped into her 401(k) retirement plan before she retired. She took out money to take care of medical debt, and later to pay off credit card bills and a truck loan. | There would have been ...
Consumer spending to slow, TD says Canada Dot Com | Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 | Change font size | Story tools presented by try{ var arr_da = document.getElementById('ad-leaderboard').getElementsByTagName('script'); for(var i in arr_da){ if(typeof(arr_da[i].src) != ...
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Inflation and job losses keep consumers glum The Boston Globe | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence fell more than expected in June, hitting another 28-year low as surging prices and mounting job losses contributed to a bleak outlook, ac...
Asian consumer confidence plunges -- MasterCard survey Inquirer | HONG KONG -- Consumer confidence in Asia has fallen sharply from six months ago amid concern about the impact of surging food prices, volatile financial markets and the continuin...
Consumers cutting down on food expenses: Report The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Even as surging food prices continue to add to inflationary pressures, a new survey has found that consume...
The Silver Tsunami brings a tide of consumers Houston Chronicle TOOLS RESOURCES TOP CABLE CHANNELS FOR 50-PLUS VIEWERS | The top-20 cable channels with viewers 50 or older (from Dec. 31, 2007, to June 15): | • 1. Fox News | • 2. USA Network | • 3. Hallmark Channel | • 4. TNT | • 5. CNN | • 6. Lifetime | • 7. Tru ...
Consumer spending to slow: TD Canada Dot Com | TORONTO - The strong growth in consumer spending in recent years is set to come to an end, as smaller wage and house-price increases, a modest rise in unemployment, new jobs, and likely higher interest rates Canadians to be a little more cautious w...
Consumer mood hit by fastest fall in 24 years Business Day CONSUMER confidence plunged at its fastest pace in 24 years in the second quarter of this year, knocked by soaring food and fuel prices, rising interest rates and deteriorating job prospects, a key survey showed yesterday. | A confidence index from t...
