Kantar’s India Union Budget Survey found inflation, job security and global uncertainty shaping spending decisions, with ...

iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF is rated a sell due to growing economic risks and deteriorating consumer health in the US. Bank of America Institute data shows 24% of Americans now live paycheck ...

U.S. consumers last year shelled out their extra spending money on smaller items — including used goods, apparel and dining out — rather than big purchases like electronics, furniture, hotels and air ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone consumers have altered their consumption habits in anticipation of U.S. tariffs, moving away from American products and reducing discretionary spending, a study ...

UBS on Monday began research coverage of Silgan Holdings (SLGN) with a Neutral rating, warning that weakening U.S. consumer discretionary spending could pressure volumes and earnings next year even as ...

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For many, January arrives with a familiar mix of resolve and financial fatigue. Holiday spending and rising everyday costs often strain budgets as the new year begins. As a result, a growing number of ...

The bill includes $1 million for new elevators at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, among other wasteful earmarks.

Once again, Washington, D.C., is engaged in the age-old “will they or won’t they shut down the government?” debate, while most Americans roll their eyes. But something we were promised mere months ago ...

Escambia County Clerk and Comptroller Pam Childers says there needs to be more discretion over how the board spends discretionary funds, including an end to cutting checks for nonprofits and ...

Escambia Clerk Pam Childers and Board Chair Ashlee Hofberger met to discuss the clerk's concerns about the board's discretionary spending, especially on charitable events Childers says discretionary ...