It may not have been a surprise to see the consumer discretionary sector of the S&P 500 get hammered last year amid talk of a looming recession while the Federal Read more
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Eat, drink and be merry: Here’s where shoppers have been spending the most money this holiday season
Restaurants are set to become the biggest winners of a holiday season that could turn out to be the most normalized since the onset of the pandemic. That’s according to Read more
Opinion: Plan for the worst-case scenario of lower expected Social Security payments by finding income elsewhere
If your retirement date falls after 2034, the current estimate of your future Social Security benefits may not hold up. That’s when the government fund that sends out the monthly Read more
Food prices keep rising. Food-company execs are betting Americans will keep paying.
Even as rampant inflation in food prices leaches away consumer spending power and disproportionately affects lower-income consumers, food-company executives and Wall Street analysts believe that Americans will continue to buy Read more
Americans consider side gigs as a way to fight inflation
Do you feel like you need to take on a second job to keep up with rising prices? If so, you’re not alone. The cost of living rose 8.2% in Read more
Here are the S&P 500 CEOs spending the most on the midterm elections
S&P 500 chief executive officers have opened up their wallets for this month’s midterm elections, and none more than Reed Hastings. The Netflix NFLX, -4.80% co-CEO‘s political spending in the Read more
As DoorDash stock hits lowest price ever, analysts track a slowdown in food delivery
The food-delivery business has seen lots of ups and downs this year — shutdowns, layoffs, consolidations — as consumers resume their pre-pandemic ways. Now, data and insider commentary about the Read more
Americans think they need $1.25M to retire. Is that enough?
Americans think they need $1.25 million to retire comfortably, new research suggests, but while that number may seem hefty — it still may not be enough. A study from Northwestern Read more
Aegon to combine Dutch operations with ASR Nederland; to return $1.5 billion to shareholders
Aegon NV AGN, -0.21% said Thursday that it will combine its Dutch operations with insurance company ASR Nederland NV ASRNL, -0.28% and that it will return 1.5 billion euros ($1.51 Read more
Dow rises around 300 points as investors shake off weak tech earnings, assess pace of Fed rate hikes
U.S. stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as investors shook off disappointing results from tech behemoths Microsoft and Alphabet, while the Bank of Canada delivered a smaller-than-expected rate hike. How are Read more