Social media users are calling for a boycott. Economics and business professors weigh in on the movement's efficacy.

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español The Viña del Mar Festival has been forced to cancel activities on Tuesday (Feb. 25) due to a massive blackout in Chile that left most of ...

A heretofore little-known activist group, The People’s Union USA, has called for an “economic blackout” — a complete boycott of all consumer spending by Americans — on Friday.

You may have heard about the “Feb 28 Economic Blackout,” a movement that’s gathered momentum on social media in recent weeks. If you’re wondering about what it is: The so-called economic ...

Panama was scrambling to restore power Sunday after a nighttime blackout plunged the Central American country into darkness. The power cut, which struck shortly before midnight, was caused by ...

Over the past few weeks, information has been spreading on social media about a nationwide economic protest called the "Feb 28 Economic Blackout." The call to action — or rather inaction — is ...

And what to know about today's “economic blackout” protest. Here’s what to know today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump today at the White ...

Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. The economic blackout later this month aims to hurt large corporations by encouraging consumers not to spend money at major ...

A grassroots protest is scheduled for this Friday that is pitching itself as an “economic blackout.“ What does that mean? It’s basically a boycott that calls on consumers not to spend any ...

A grassroots movement’s call for Americans not to shop at major chains for 24 hours in an “economic blackout” last week went viral — and now, its organizer is launching a weeklong boycott ...

Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness on Tuesday, including the capital Santiago. The outage – in the ...