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The Trump Effect: U.S. Employers Report the Most Optimistic Hiring Outlook in a Decade
Outlook of +19% Driven by Optimism in Construction, Manufacturing and Transportation & Utilities Employers in the Midwest Report Strongest Hiring…
Read More »What trends will retail see in 2018?
SAN FRANCISCO — Adyen, the payments platform of choice for the world’s leading companies, Tuesday released its global retail predictions for 2018.…
Read More »Three Ways to Protect Yourself from the “Pay Upfront Scam” During a Holiday Cash Crunch
Many Pennsylvanians may find themselves looking for solutions to a cash crunch during the holiday shopping season. However, Pennsylvania’s Secretary…
Read More »Job growth remains solid despite tightening labor market
Employment increased by 228,000 jobs in November after increasing by 244,000 jobs in October. As the labor market is tightening,…
Read More »U.S. News & World Report Identifies the 8 Best Cars to Buy Now
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled December’s list of the Best Cars…
Read More »Drug Prices Increase 50X Faster Than Inflation
Retail prices for 768 prescription drugs commonly used by older adults increased by an average of 6.4% in 2015, outpacing…
Read More »Press: 3%+ growth under Trump is ‘dreaming’ – Ummm… nope
They couldn’t help themselves. The mainstream media published column after column saying that Trump’s promise for GDP growth north of…
Read More »Study: Phone Scammers Getting Trickier for Upcoming Holidays
A new study shows that scammers are using new tactics like neighbor spoofing to take advantage of consumers as the holiday season…
Read More »Consumer confidence continues 5-month run and 17-year high
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in October, increased further in November. The Index now stands at 129.5…
Read More »Cyber Monday Outperforms Black Friday by 68 Percent
Holiday 2017 sales grew year-over-year (YOY) across the three-day period from Saturday to Cyber Monday, showing 23 percent revenue growth…
Read More »Workers brazenly shop at work to secure great deals
New survey results from RetailMeNot.com show that over63% of employed consumers who plan to shop this holiday season intend to shop at…
Read More »American Shoppers Expect to Spend average of $500 this Holiday Season
This holiday season, the average shopper expects to shell out $500, and nearly eight out of 10 consumers (76 percent) admit…
Read More »Thanksgiving, Black Friday Online Sales Up 23 Percent from 2016
2017 sales grew across the three-day period from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to Black Friday, showing 21 percent year-over-year (YOY) revenue growth…
Read More »Home Prices Boom 10 Years After Housing Crisis
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Home prices have returned to the boom levels of a decade ago — which…
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