consumers

The Rumble From the People Can Work

Jan 2, 2016
With press report after press report documenting how big business stiffs millions of its consumers and workers, why is it that more of these victims do not externalize some of their inner agonies by channeling them into civic outrage?
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Why Consumers Are Bummed Out

Jan 31, 2013
The Conference Board reported Tuesday that the preliminary January figure for consumer confidence in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in more than a year. So why are consumers so glum? Because they’re deeply worried about their jobs and their incomes -- as they have every right to be.