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The State Of The Consumer Market: Staples versus Discretionary

Earnings for consumer staples and discretionary companies rely heavily on individual consumers’ financial health and sentiment. The recent bout of high inflation and negative...

The U.S. Consumer Is Getting Squeezed

Consumers are being squeezed by negative real wage growth and inflation at 40-year highs. As a result, consumer sentiment is declining, and personal consumption...

2022 Teen Consumer Trends and Investment Implications

The teens of today are the adult consumers of tomorrow. Piper Sandler's 43rd semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens Survey gives us a glimpse of...

Will This Consumer Trend Turn Bearish For Stock Market?

Consumer behavior can tell you a lot about the stock market. Sounds a bit funny, but it's very true. And especially so when comparing buying...

Shopping Centers Traffic Rises; A Return of the Zombies?

Although I follow digital channels closely, keeping our finger on the pulse of in-person commerce is just as valuable. Over the past year, COVID-19 has...

U.S. Consumer Research Shows Tailwinds Outweigh Headwinds

The Consumer Is Alright Everyone appears keenly aware that the global economy, while still expanding, has been slowing. This slowing trend has been evident since...

Consumer Cycle Indicator Flashing Early Warning Signs

If consumption is approximately 70% of US GDP, then inputs to the consumer are critical to the stability and growth of the economy. So let's...

Are U.S. Consumers Getting Exhausted… By Debt?

Consumption Exhaustion When people use the word catalyst to describe an event that may prick the stock market bubble, they usually discuss something singular, unexpected...

Consumer Checkup: Retail Healthy But Trends Bring Change

This article was written by Derek Benedet. One would think given low unemployment, rising wages, still low interest rates, high confidence and a rising wealth...

Black Friday Consumer Spends Less But Data Strong

Black Friday has come and gone this November with consumers continuing to spend overall. The National Retail Federation claims that nearly 154 million consumers...

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