Declining sales are American consumers’ way of saying to restaurant chains: you need to innovate if you want me as a customer. The reporting season for major […]
US consumers are opting out of McDonald’s and Starbucks
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Is the US housing market cracking?
US new home prices are now down 20% from their peaks, in bear market territory, and falling faster than prices seen in 2008, according to Reventure. Is […]
The cost of owning a house in the US has skyrocketed
Owning the average home in the US in 2024 now requires an income of $106,000, according to Zillow. Just four years ago, you only needed $59,000 in […]
Record debt in the US but a rate cut less likely
The US now has record levels of debt. A recently published survey shows that the US population has more debt than ever and is paying more interest […]
US imports from Mexico greater than imports from China
Data from Bank of America and others show that US imports from Mexico now exceed US imports from China. This is the first time in more than […]
Credit card interest rates reach highest level in 25 years
In the US, credit card interest rates have increased to 21.19%, a level not seen in more than 25 years. This comes at a time when the […]
Third PExA instrument in the US installed at US agency
Another PExA instrument, for non-invasive collection of biological material from the inner parts of the lungs, has been installed in the US, this time at a government […]
Warren Buffett’s 9 money-making rules to stick to
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett, one of the most famous investors, still holds on to his motto forever that holding on and being patient is the key […]
What the US credit rating downgrade means
Fitch Ratings recently lowered its credit rating on US debt to AA+ – one notch below the agency’s highest rating of AAA. The decision by Fitch seems […]
Extreme weather threatens the global supply of tomatoes
The tomato market is highly concentrated. Although tomato production takes place in many countries, large-scale production is concentrated in only a handful of countries. China, India, Turkey […]
