consumer

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That’s a solid $10 billion improvement from late January and suggests companies have been able to improve margins and increase efficiencies despite soaring oil and energy prices and a retrenchment in consumer sentiment.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It faces fiercer local competition and cooling consumer demand in China, experiencing sales declines for seven straight quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But individual investors were sellers across most sectors last week, with consumer staples the lone exception.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Signs that a battery is about to fail include swelling, hissing, popping, an unusual odor and excessive heat, according to a New York Division of Homeland Security battery consumer guide.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Stage One was to apply a formula that had been dreamed up to cope with corporate credit risk to consumer credit risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis