How the U.S. economy is defying gravity—and how insights into human behavior help us understand why

U.S. economists may be barely holding on by their fingernails over the current state of the American economy, but strangely, ...
Rolling Out

Economic anxiety: Tariffs crushing consumer confidence

As the Trump administration’s tariff policies take shape in early 2025, an undercurrent of caution is flowing through American consumer behavior. Economic analysts are observing measurable shifts in ...
Purdue University College of Agriculture

New professor brings seasoned expertise in consumer food behavior research

Ellen Van Loo, an expert in the field of consumer food behavior, has joined Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural ...
Salon

Elizabeth Warren cuts off CNBC host’s patronizing economics “lecture”

In a conversation on the Harris campaign’s plan to fight against corporate price gouging, Senator Elizabeth Warren had to set CNBC’s Joe Kernen back on track after he launched into an Econ-101-esque ...
Fox Business

Best Buy CEO weighs in on consumer behavior amid current economic conditions

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry weighed in Tuesday on how she thinks consumers are behaving amid current economic conditions, calling their response "unsettled and uneven." During the company’s third-quarter ...
Investopedia

Consumer Theory Explained: Definition, Goals, and Real-World Applications

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Robert Kelly is managing director of ...