September 26, 2025 – Global financial markets are once again in the throes of uncertainty as the United States unveils a fresh wave of substantial trade tariffs, set to take effect on October 1, 2025. These new duties, targeting sectors from pharmaceuticals to heavy trucks and home furnishings, signal a deepening
New data released today, September 26, 2025, reveals a robust surge in US consumer spending, acting as a crucial pillar of economic resilience. However, a deeper dive into the figures indicates that this growth is disproportionately driven by the nation's wealthiest households, raising questions about economic equity and the long-term
US consumer spending surged in August, topping estimates and showcasing remarkable resilience despite modest price pressures, according to the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Friday, September 26, 2025. This stronger-than-anticipated consumer activity, which saw spending rise by 0.6%
RH (NYSE: RH) stock traded lower Friday as the home furnishings retailer faced fresh tariff headlines and updated its manufacturing and spending plans for the coming years.
President Donald Trump announced a barrage of new tariffs on Thursday, aimed at pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks and home furnishings in particular, to shore up domestic industry in these sectors, and protect American manufacturers from “unfair outside competition.”
The Consumer Discretionary Sector experienced a significant downturn on September 23, 2025, as automotive retail giant AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) reported a disappointing profit miss for its fiscal fourth quarter. This unexpected stumble, marking AutoZone's fifth consecutive earnings shortfall, sent immediate ripples across the market, highlighting growing concerns over corporate profitability
RH (NYSE: RH), the luxury home furnishings retailer, has experienced a significant downturn in its stock performance, largely attributable to renewed threats of furniture tariffs from former President Donald Trump. This decline, most notably a 7% plummet in after-hours trading on September 11, 2025, followed the company's weak second-quarter earnings
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The American consumer, a bedrock of economic prosperity, is showing increasing signs of caution, with dwindling confidence and moderated spending growth signaling potential headwinds for the broader economy. Recent data from the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey paints a picture of a populace grappling with persistent inflation, a softening
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Markets closed Friday in mixed fashion as economic uncertainty and politics clashed with earnings optimism. Oracle's rollercoaster continues, RFK Jr. rattles vaccine makers, and the Fed appears poised to begin its rate-cut cycle next week. All this while tech, AI, and takeover buzz kept parts of the market energized.
Shares of luxury furniture retailer RH (NYSE:RH) fell 4.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported disappointing second-quarter results and provided a weak outlook for the upcoming quarter.
