Consumers report feeling increasingly glum about the economy. Still, data suggests there has been no significant slowdown in their spending habits. The conflicting trends have made for an increasingly difficult landscape for the Federal Reserve to navigate ...

Holiday toy drives for San Diego families in need are in full swing, but one organization is having trouble getting donations.

Americans are souring on the economy again to levels seen rarely in the post-World War II era, raising the question of what it means for spending, economic growth and other key metrics gauging the world’s largest economy. Consumer sentiment fell this ...

As kids prepare to head back to school, experts say parents shopping for backpacks, pencils and other supplies haven’t yet experienced the full extent of the tariff-related sticker shock expected to hit retailers in the coming months. They might, however ...

Experts fling themselves from one direction to another, but consumers have a steadier sense of what is happening overall. This is not good.

It looks like "tis the season to be shopping cautiously" thanks to worries about the economy, jobs, and inflation. Every night, until January 4th, San Rafael's free Holiday Light Spectacular picks up spirits at a time spirit picking up is needed,

Americans are nervous about the economy. They are troubled by the higher prices from tariffs. They are wary of a fizzling job market. They are poised to shell out during the holiday shopping season anyway.

After battling through five years of turmoil—the Covid-19 shutdown, runaway inflation, spiking interest rates, and tariff chaos—retail industry execs could be forgiven for thinking the worst is finally behind them. After all, consumer spending has ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of the past year. On a closely watched University ...