China's Xiaomi is seeing a slump in new orders for its SU7 electric sedan, analysts said on Wednesday, as the company and its charismatic CEO grapple with a growing consumer backlash that now threatens its runaway sales success.

D.A. Davidson analyst Michael Baker has called Walmart’s report on Thursday the “most important consumer earnings report of the season.” And amid enduring anxieties over a possible recession, he said the results and outlook loom even larger for investors than normal.

There is little evidence that the tariffs implemented by the Trump administration in February and March are feeding through to inflation just yet. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' metric for goods inflation—the index for commodities,

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the auto giant illegally steered thousands of consumers into costly and unwanted product bundles,

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The consumer discretionary sector is particularly sensitive to soft consumer demand and tariff-fueled macroeconomic uncertainty.

According to SanDisk, the drive is designed for applications ranging from gaming and content creation to AI workflows, where rapid data access and transfer are critical. The SN8100 uses SanDisk’s BiCS8 TLC 3D CBA NAND,

Consumer Portfolio Services has shown improvement in delinquency rates and loan portfolio growth. Read why I am maintaining a hold rating for CPSS stock for now.

Even in an uncertain macroeconomic environment fueled by tariff concerns, there have been hints of an uptick in consumer spending.