Consumer sentiment has fallen this month to its lowest level since 2022. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey in March fell 11% from February. The monthly survey is closely watched ...

TROY, Mich.: 17 Sept. 2024 — Homeowners and renters insurance costs have now exceeded both the rate of inflation 1 and the average rate increases experienced by auto insurance customers during the ...

Studies show that flexing one’s muscles may help fight off—or possibly cause—wasteful impulse purchases, and other weird money findings. Here’s a roundup of some recent quirky research findings: For a ...

While high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices have locked millions of Americans out of buying a median-priced home, the home improvement industry has surged in recent years. Renovating and ...

Americans’ views of the nation’s economy remain largely negative. And U.S. adults continue to express concern over the price of food and consumer goods and increasing worries about housing prices and ...

On January 17, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the preliminary observations and findings from its ongoing study of surveillance pricing. According to the FTC, surveillance pricing ...

Washington, DC – Consumer Reports (CR) along with Aspen Digital and the Global Cyber Alliance, released the fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report today, marking the beginning of Cybersecurity ...

Family and consumer sciences professionals shape lives daily, support communities and quietly power some of the country’s most essential industries. For years, the value of that work has been clear to ...