The spike in oil and gas prices presents already-divided Federal Reserve officials with a worst-case scenario as they conclude a key meeting March 18.
March 17, 2026consumer News Updates
FedEx Hit With Suit Over Tariff and Brokerage Fees
Thousands of companies are angling for refunds on President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs, many of which were ruled unconstitutional Feb. 20. Now some retail customers are joining the scrum.
February 27, 2026Rising Expectations Push Consumer Confidence Higher
The rise in confidence comes as recent data has indicated the labor market is showing some signs of聽stabilization聽and inflation has been聽relatively tame.
February 24, 2026Fed's Goolsbee Says Tariff Ruling Adds More Uncertainty
Austan Goolsbee, in prepared remarks for a speech Feb. 24, said he wants to see evidence that inflation is cooling to the Fed鈥檚 2% target before supporting further interest-rate cuts.
February 24, 2026Consumers See Stable Inflation as Job Outlook Improves
Fed officials are widely expected to cut their benchmark interest rate for a third straight time Dec. 10, in a bid to safeguard against worsening labor market conditions.
December 8, 2025Uber Freight Expands Better Trucks Deal for E-Commerce Demand
Uber Freight has observed that the last-mile parcel delivery market is undergoing a major transformation driven by the rapid growth of e-commerce and rising consumer expectations.
November 13, 2025US Import Slowdown Signals Possible 鈥楪oods Recession鈥
President Donald Trump's return to the White House in January kicked off a roller coaster year for manufacturers, retailers and other U.S. industries dependent on goods from abroad.
November 10, 2025The CPI Might Lie 鈥 Blame the Shutdown
鈥淪tarting now, accuracy is getting worse,鈥 Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights, said in an Oct. 9 interview, just over a week into the shutdown.
October 14, 2025Logistics Leaders Urge Resilience as Costs Climb
CSCMP鈥檚 2025 State of Logistics Report found that annual expenditures associated with moving freight grew 5.4% year over year to $2.58 trillion in 2024 compared with 2023.
October 9, 2025Tesla Eyes Safer Door Handle Design Amid NHTSA Scrutiny
Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla鈥檚 longtime design chief, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations.
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