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Shoppers walk near a Nordstrom store at the Westfield UTC shopping center on Jan. 31, 2025 in San Diego, California.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesConsumer confidence dimmed further in March as the view of future conditions fell to the…

We know many of the shoppers who frequent TJX Companies ' off-price chains love treasure hunting. What entices them to keep coming back for all those discounted designer clothes and trendy home furnishings, however, is something less…

Even in the face of stubborn inflation, small business owners are striking a more positive tone. Optimism surrounding the economy is rising and the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Confidence Index reached its highest level since…

UK firms are planning to raise prices to cover higher tax payouts as confidence among businesses tumbled to its lowest level since the market-rocking "mini-budget" crisis of fall 2022, according to a survey by the British Chambers of…

Scholars and political strategists have long observed a tendency among voters to seek change in leadership during periods of economic hardship, a phenomenon rooted in the belief that new leadership may offer solutions to pressing…

Scottish business confidence fell 3% to 24% during December, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Companies in Scotland reported lower confidence in their own business prospects…

Business confidence has continued to slip with weaker demand driving down expectations for an improvement in economic conditions in the near-term. Photo: 123rf The latest Institute of Economic Research quarterly survey of…

By MMH Staff · June 22, 2022 The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released its June 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. The index reports a…

Business confidence took a sharp hit as Omicron spread rapidly across the UK at the end of last year, according to a study by the Bank of England.Sales in the first three months of 2022 are now expected to be 7.4 per cent lower…

Boris Johnson’s allies will switch their focus to winning a vote of no confidence, after conceding that they now have little chance of stopping one being triggered.The prime minister will this week launch a health and housing policy…