Jim Cramer says maybe stretched consumer is a false narrative. Recent economic data including GDP report supports his view.

American consumers felt worse about the economy this month compared with May and were bracing for a potential recession, largely due to concerns over President Donald Trump‘s tariff policies. The ...

American households felt more optimistic about the economy in June, though confidence remains lower than it was at the start of the year. The University of Michigan said Friday its index of consumer ...

Despite weak consumer sentiment, an uptick in household debt delinquencies, and anecdotal reports of financial distress, the overarching narrative remains that consumers as a whole are healthy, and ...

The numbers: American consumers were in a foul mood as 2025 drew to a close, and they are skeptical the new year will much better, but the news isn’t all bad. They are still spending plenty of money ...

The lingering effects of high inflation coupled with high interest rates have made it harder in recent years for many Americans to get ahead financially. The hits just keep coming. A raft of policy ...

Americans are still opening their wallets, with unemployment remaining low and businesses blunting the effects of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs. But consumers remain skittish over ...

On Oct. 22, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly ...