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Babies can go through about 3,000 disposable diapers a year, a basic-need product that has increasingly drawn concern from child health, environmental and consumer advocates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

JPMorgan’s Bryan Smilek said in a recent note that Meta is the “most formidable” of the emerging class of consumer AI agents, pointing to its immense access to data through advertisers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

More than 100 years after launching its first consumer product, Leica still builds its pricey, minimalist cameras largely in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Wine growers in Italy's Piedmont region are celebrating a bountiful harvest despite the extreme heat but warn they have to cut production because of trade headwinds and changing consumer habits.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Some phones are now below $200, encouraging the clever phones to spread beyond corporate users and into early adopters in the consumer market,” the article pointed out.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The company also expects consumers to stock up on essentials during holiday deals, projecting online sales of personal hygiene products will more than double-and clothing basics will more than triple-during Cyber Week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Undoubtedly these increased costs will be passed on to consumers," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Adobe said consumers continue to shop for the holidays earlier, with Amazon’s Prime Day sales event in October driving further discounts across U.S. retailers well ahead of November.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Unlike gas or electricity the heating oil market is unregulated, so global price rises are rapidly passed through to consumers.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Since long intestines and large brains are both massive energy consumers, it’s hard to have both.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari