Explore true cost economics, an approach that includes external costs like pollution in pricing, ensuring a more accurate ...

Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of U.S. GDP, but the economy cannot rely on wealthy consumers alone. Lower- and middle-income households account for the bulk of total consumption by volume. When ...

Consumer confidence continued to decline in March, with a new report showing one measurement of consumers' short-term expectations dipping to the lowest level in 12 years. The Conference Board's ...