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SBI economists see Q2 GDP growth slowing down to 6.5%; FY25 growth to be closer to 7%
Economists at SBI predict a dip in India's GDP growth to 6.5% for the September quarter, citing pre…
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McDonald's sales dropped for the 2nd quarter in a row as customers keep tightening their belts
Global sales at the Golden Arches fell 1.5%, driven by international markets, especially France, th…
Nora Redmond
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The power of passions: Tapping into consumers' emotional bonds
Raja Rajamannar, CMO of Mastercard, says that embracing a passion-based approach in marketing can …
Raja Rajamannar
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Weekend wrap: IPO myths, quick commerce gone wrong and more
This week's business and finance roundup explores underwhelming returns from India's largest IPOs, …
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US economic growth came in slightly under expectations but consumer spending remains strong
While third-quarter GDP came in at 2.8% compared to 3% expectations, 2024 continues to be a strong …
Madison Hoff
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Wall Street is bullish on Amazon earnings despite uncertainty around consumer spending, rising investment costs
Wall Street analysts are mostly bullish heading into Amazon's earnings report. AWS is a bright spot…
Filip De Mott
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Things are looking up for the economy. So why are consumers still unhappy?
US consumers' confidence in the economy has dropped over finding another job. But new payroll data …
Dan DeFrancesco
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Why the interest-rate cut isn't delivering the relief consumers were hoping for
The 10-year Treasury yield went above 4%, leaving consumers facing high borrowing costs despite the…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Qantas mistakenly sells first-class flights at a massive discount
Qantas said the prices were "too good to be true" and, as a gesture of goodwill, has offered to reb…
Mia Jankowicz
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Americans are still having a lot of stuff delivered from DoorDash and Uber, and it shows how much we'll pay for convenience
DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber all reported that shoppers are still ordering food and other merchand…
Alex Bitter
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I'm a software engineer stranded in the IT-outage airport chaos. CrowdStrike broke a cardinal rule of software development, and I can't believe the fallout.
Ahmed Al Sharif, a software engineer of nearly 20 years, was flying from Barcelona to the UK when t…
Charissa Cheong
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Consumers reported losing $210 million to scams across payment apps last year. A new bill wants to help future victims get their money back.
Consumers defrauded while using Zelle or other peer-to-peer payment apps might have increased reimb…
John Towfighi
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Why high interest rates actually might be helping US consumers, strategist says
High interest rates mean that savers are seeing rates of return "like no time over the past few dec…
Aruni Soni
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Consumers frustrated by the economy might never get the relief they're ultimately hoping for
Bad buying conditions coupled with everyday high prices means consumers can't make any major life c…
Dan DeFrancesco
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TikTokers are sharing horror stories of getting dental work by unlicensed 'veneer techs'
In March, a TikToker recounted her seven-hour drive to get veneers in the back of a barbershop. She…
Geoff Weiss
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Consuming excessive salt and inadequate potassium, protein is making North Indians prone to life-threatening diseases: Study
Amidst the rich palette of North India's culinary legacy, where each dish tells a story of traditio…
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Inheritances can change lives for better and for worse. Here are some heartbreaking stories I've seen as an estate lawyer.
An estate lawyer shared some of her most heartbreaking stories of families fighting over their inhe…
Charissa Cheong
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Stormy unchained: Lawyers for Trump and porn star struggled to control her after hush-money story broke in 2018
Years-old text messages between attorneys for Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels were entered into evi…
Natalie Musumeci
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2023 proved that airline nightmare stories are a recipe for viral success
A media professor explained why nightmare travel stories go so viral — and why platforms like TikTo…