UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Covid as cost of living bites
Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budgetConsumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the...
UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.1% in August despite fall in consumer spending
Latest data comes just two weeks before chancellor’s budget looks to help consumers traverse the cost of living crisisThe UK economy unexpectedly cont...
The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
Free samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted olde...
Tesco lifts profit forecast and says consumer confidence is resilient
Sales rise 2% to £33.8bn in the past six months, helped by strong trade onlineBusiness live – latest updatesTesco has raised its annual profit forecas...
Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011Get our breaking news email, free app...
How Real-Time Price Calibration Protects Long-Term Consumer Loyalty
When tariff relief hit balance sheets, most brands quietly banked the extra margin. e.l.f. cut prices instead — and outperformed. A look at why holdin...
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group OctopusBusiness live – latest updatesTalkTalk...
Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low
Blow to John Healey before budget as UK households face ‘notable strain’ on their financesBusiness live – latest updatesFears of a steep rise in mortg...
Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $200 before September ...
US consumer prices stayed high in August as Iran war pushed energy costs up
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, was up to 2.4%US consumer prices remained st...
Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allegeThe boss of the UK’s financial regulato...
US consumer confidence falls in August as gas prices remain above $4 per gallon
Confidence index drops to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July amid frustration after five years of elevated inflationAmericans’ confidence in the economy...
Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending
Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentialsBusiness live – latest updatesConsumer confi...
Snap’s first consumer AR glasses are coming this fall for $2,195
Snap is finally launching augmented glasses for the public. Specs, which Snap describes as "a wearable computer built into see-through augmented reali...
Grill’d burger chain sued over alleged greenwashing by consumer watchdog
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launches federal court action against restaurant over Tree Day Tuesday campaignThe consumer regulator h...
US consumer sentiment improves in June due to easing gas prices
Consumer sentiment still remains at historically low levels amid Iran war and rising inflation, new survey showsEasing gas prices are making Americans...
Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it
Deletion of the bureau’s website content is just the most recent part of a larger plan to ‘undermine an agency that’s helped people’The Consumer Finan...
Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi announced his de...
JD Sports warns Iran war could hit consumer spending and raise prices
Retail group with 4,800 stores worldwide expects drop in profits this year amid ‘muted market’Business live – latest updatesThe sports fashion retaile...
US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war
First quarter output, driven by AI investment and government spending, rose as oil shock fuels inflation fearsUS gross domestic product (GDP) accelera...
