To be sure, there's no "one" consumer. Spending power and debt loads for lower-income consumers differ from higher-income consumers. The Finra Foundation results said there's a "struggle of the middle ...

A focus on marketing directly to homeowners sees James Hardie promote demand for its fiber cement-based products emphasizing product value, durability, and design. The strategy to increase penetration ...

The 10-year breakeven inflation rate was up 2 basis points at 2.43%, and its 30-year counterpart was up by a similar magnitude at 2.37%, according to FactSet - even though yields on nominal 10- and 30 ...

3M raised its full-year earnings outlook after beating expectations in the second quarter. American Express posted higher revenue in the second quarter, driven by a 20% jump in card fees. The company ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be of concern for policymakers. The market for secondhand private-equity ...

This is why trust and estate attorneys say people should regularly update their estate plan. Relationships evolve, change and sometimes disintegrate. Your grandmother clearly made an executive ...

Widespread as insider pessimism extends, however, there are a handful of companies whose insiders are buying more than they are selling. These companies are worth considering if you want to remain ...

Charles Schwab Corp.'s stock rose to trade at an all-time high on Friday, after the brokerage signaled a robust second half of 2025 on the heels of a stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit and ...

One of the chief reasons the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates now, a top central banker argues, is because the U.S. economy has gotten weaker and is likely to stay weak for the rest of the ...

Dominic Pappalardo, chief multi-asset strategist for Morningstar Wealth, chalks the seeming lack of concern to widespread ...

Builders' sentiment rose 1 point in July, boosted by the passage of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but it remains low overall due to concerns about high interest rates and ...

Merck KGaA said its Ezmekly therapy for people with a rare genetic disorder has received the conditional marketing approval ...