How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
Updated Dec. 27, 2023 12:00 am ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started...
They Can’t Even: A Generation Avoids Facing Its Finances: WSJ
Some tune out bank and credit-card balances, lose track of their spending and rack up debt. Average credit-card debt rose 29% to $5,800 in March...
Americans Cautious About Spending as Holiday Season Nears
U.S. consumers appear to be approaching the holiday season somewhat cautiously, according to The Conference Board. The private research group’s Holiday Spending Survey found consumers...
Electric Bills Soar Across the Country as Winter Looms
U.S. utility customers, faced with some of their largest bills in years, are set to pay even more this winter as natural-gas prices continue to...