Articles tagged with consumers
Thu, May 17, 2012
Japanese consumers lead economic rebound in first quarter
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy bounced back in the first quarter from a year-end lull, powering ahead of ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
China consumers less willing to spend in first quarter: Nielsen
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's consumers are cooling towards discretionary spending, preferring to salt money into savings or education for their children, according to a ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Organic Valley dishes up "grassmilk" to consumers in US West
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - George Siemon has milk on his mind. "Grassmilk" to be specific.
As the co-founder and chief executive for Organic Valley ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Data points to weaker economic momentum
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy appeared to downshift as it entered the second quarter, with consumers increasing their spending only ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Google to launch online storage service for consumers: source
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is preparing to roll out a service to let consumers store photos and other content online ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
BlackRock targets consumers in slowing China
By David K. Randall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's 1.3 billion consumers may be the only thing preventing the world's second-largest economy ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Obama cites potential of billion consumers in the Americas
By Laura MacInnis
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama stressed on Saturday the "great promise" for business growth in the Americas, seeking ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Consumers often ignore food allergy labels: study
By Aparna Narayanan
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The different allergy labels in common use may be confusing consumers instead of helping them decide whether ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices
By Yann Le Guernigou, Muriel Boselli and Jonathan Leff
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters)- Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounted his most direct rhetorical ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Apple offers refund to Australian buyers of new iPad
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Apple Inc will email all buyers of its new iPad in Australia to offer them a refund, a lawyer for the company ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Security experts will tip consumers to cyber fraud
(Reuters) - Internet security experts have set up a system to alert Americans when sensitive personal information such as social security numbers and online banking ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Rise in retail sales points to healthy consumer
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales posted their largest gain in five months in February, with Americans feeling confident enough to buy more ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
S&P 500 ends best week since December with quiet day
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed out its best week in three months with a slim gain on Friday ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Consumer debt falls in Q4 on mortgage balances
By Leah Schnurr and Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. households continued to shave debt in the fourth quarter as mortgage balances declined ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
China's consumers embrace bulky, pricey SUVs
By Fang Yan and Ken Wills
BEIJING (Reuters) - In 2005, Mercedes-Benz took a gamble and shipped its first batch of 200 sport utility vehicles ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Consumers want tougher probe of engineered salmon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
U.S. consumers tell insurers to cover experimental drugs
By Matt Stroud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Suit claims Symantec scares consumers on PC health
By Jim Finkle
(Reuters) - A lawsuit filed against Symantec Corp claims that the software maker seeks to persuade consumers to buy its products by ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Consumers slowly digging out of debt: ABA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More consumers made their home equity loan payments on time in the third quarter of 2011 and a broad measure of consumer ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Cordray says politics won't distract consumer cop
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his first full day as chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray sought to lower the ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Import prices rise in February on higher oil
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices rose in February on sharply higher oil costs, but there were few other signs of imported inflation ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows
By Richard Leong
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Delta Air alerts consumers to fraudulent emails
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc is investigating scam emails suggesting to consumers that their credit cards have been charged for a ticket from the ...
Tue, November 01, 2011
Consumers Sends More Help to Jersey
JACKSON (WKZO) -- Consumers Energy is dispatching another 25 line crewman to Summit, New Jersey to help with the massive effort there to restore power ...
Tue, October 18, 2011
Slight Drop in Natural Gas Rates Possible for Consumers Energy Customers
JACKSON (WKZO) -- Consumers Energy plans to charge 3% less if customers heat with natural gas this winter.
They say the average bill will drop ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Websites leak more info than consumers are aware of
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers are less anonymous than they think while surfing the Web, according to a study released on Tuesday that ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Health consumers make deficit fight personal
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The numbers are devastating: almost 2,000 poor kids in Texas with cancer, another 18,000 with diabetes and ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Analysis: U.S. consumers get swiped in debit fee crackdown
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A government crackdown on debit card "swipe fees" is unlikely to benefit consumers' wallets, as banks seek makeup fees ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Retailers warn euro crisis hitting consumers
By Mark Potter and Victoria Bryan
BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis is sapping consumer confidence and if policymakers do not take effective ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
UPS offers consumers more options as "etail" grows
By Lynn Adler
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - United Parcel Service is launching a new service in time for the peak holiday shipping season that gives ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
U.S. expands E. coli ban in beef; consumers cheer
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will test for six more strains of E. coli bacteria in raw beef, officials announced on Tuesday ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Consumers Energy Continues Power Restoration in West Michigan
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo was spared the worst of Saturday’s storms, with most of the cells traveling just to the south, seeming to be ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Analysis: South Korea's reckless consumers edge towards debt
By Yoo Choonsik
SEOUL (Reuters) - If thrift is an Asian virtue, then it is one that South Koreans are notably lacking: each adult has ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
German consumers downbeat on global recession worries: GfK
By Sarah Marsh
BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer sentiment fell slightly going into September, a survey showed on Thursday, hitting a 10-month low as the ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
STORM UPDATE: Power Expected to be back today
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --Consumers Energy continues to address outages in the area. Kalamazoo got hit the hardest from Thursday’s overnight lightning and ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Debt crisis strains banks, threatens consumers
By Steven C. Johnson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The crisis over raising the debt ceiling may have been manufactured by politicians, as many on Wall ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Consumers Energy Suggests Turning Off Lights, More Energy Saving Tips
JACKSON, MI (WKZO) -- Consumers Energy has been insisting all week that it has the juice to handle demand as air conditioners get cranked up ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Kalamazoo County Among Hardest Hit by Monday's Storms
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Strong storms that rolled through the area Monday darkened skies, flooded roadways, and knocked a few trees and power lines to the ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Global consumers crave green energy in survey: Vestas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers around the world overwhelmingly support the rollout of renewable energy, but many have mistaken views about "green" products, according to ...
Sun, June 12, 2011
Asking too much of U.S. consumers
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talk about getting it from all sides. Economists want Americans to cut down on debt and boost ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Retailers see consumers hit by higher prices
By Martinne Geller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Higher costs for gasoline, food and clothing are crimping the fledgling U.S. economic recovery, especially for lower-income ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Fed's Duke says costly gasoline hurting consumers
By Kristina Cooke
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Consumers are struggling with higher gasoline costs and a weak housing market, Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke said on ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
MasterCard profit jumps as consumers spend more
By Maria Aspan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MasterCard Inc's <MA.N> first-quarter profit rose 24 percent, beating expectations, as people around the world spent ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Commodities crunch worsens for consumers and companies
By Brad Dorfman
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Food, beverage and household products companies have been pressured for months by rising commodity costs and their stocks have ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Confident consumers still spending on meat: surveys
By Bob Burgdorfer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumer spending at U.S. meat counters is steady to up slightly over the past two years as worries ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Fed's Lockhart says recession has altered consumers
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Consumers are a lot more cautious about their spending than they were before the recession, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Warning to consumers: walking on water is dangerous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Water walking" -- moving across water or other surfaces while inside a large inflated plastic ball -- poses risks of suffocation and drowning, the ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
U.S. advisers: Consumers see menthol health benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Marketing messages have led consumers to believe menthol cigarettes may offer health benefits over regular ones, U.S. government advisers said in ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
U.S. advisers: Consumers see menthol health benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Marketing messages have led consumers to believe menthol cigarettes may offer health benefits over regular ones, U.S. government advisers said in ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
FCC seeks to protect consumers from broadcast spats
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators proposed rules on Thursday to protect consumers from service disruptions when talks stall over fees cable ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Consumers Energy Deals With Another Local Outage
PORTAGE (WKZO) -- About 1700 Consumers Energy customers lost power in Portage Wednesday afternoon for a few hours.
A spokesperson for the utility said an ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Consumers would pay for premium telco services: study
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Frustrated with slow mobile Internet speeds and stalling videos, consumers are willing to dole out extra cash for better telecommunicaitons services, allowing ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Consumers Energy Sued Over Furniture Store Explosion
(Wayne, MI) -- Lawyers representing the owner of the William C. Franks furniture store in Wayne have sued Consumers Energy as the result of the ...
Sun, January 23, 2011
Consumers downbeat on job, inflation worries: Nielsen
By Susan Fenton
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumers in most countries globally look set to keep a tight grip on spending in coming months as they ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Higher prices will test consumers' taste for beef
By Bob Burgdorfer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lady Gaga's favorite Judas Priest burger will still cost $12 at Kuma's Corner as the trendy Chicago ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Consumers still struggling with loans: ABA
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers continue to struggle to pay back home equity, auto and other loans as high unemployment drags ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Kia says some consumers to get Optima pedal fix
DETROIT (Reuters) - Several hundred early purchasers of the all-new Kia Optima sedan will be contacted by the Korean automaker in the coming weeks to ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Consumers, companies see room to improve at FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies and consumers both feel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does a good job, but high-profile drug recalls have damaged ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Consumers to spend more on holiday gift cards
By Jon Lentz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gift card spending is expected to rise during the holiday shopping season as consumers are slightly less concerned ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
Woman Wins Suit Against Consumers Energy
GRAND RAPIDS (WTVB) - A West Michigan woman has won a lawsuit against Consumers Energy in which she claimed she was in an "abusive and ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Wal-Mart cuts costs to profit but says consumers wary
By Brad Dorfman
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> said it would focus on curbing expenses to boost profits this year as consumer ...
Sat, July 17, 2010
Austerity hurts consumers in Europe but Asians upbeat
By Susan Fenton
LONDON (Reuters) - A drop in consumer confidence in Europe amid worries about the region's debt crisis is holding back a ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Consumers sue Apple over iPhone antenna problems
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has been sued by iPhone customers in at least three complaints related to antenna problems on its newest model ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Retailers' sales lackluster as consumers remain wary
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - May brought lackluster sales results for retailers, with discount chains turning in the strongest performance, as consumers again showed ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Consumers skeptical of Congress on regulation
By Lauren Young and Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small investors angry with Wall Street about their battered portfolios see little relief coming from ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Japan business mood turns positive; consumers upbeat
By Izumi Nakagawa and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned optimistic for the first time in two years in May, a Reuters poll ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
GE CEO says business, not consumers, to lead recovery
HOUSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co <GE.N> believes that investment by businesses, rather than consumer spending, will drive the U.S. economy out of ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Companies get sold on green, consumers wary
By Lisa Baertlein and Dana Ford
DANA POINT, California (Reuters) - U.S. corporations looking to slash costs during the recession found some savings in ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Geithner: Financial reform must shield consumers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday will reaffirm the Obama administration's demands for a financial reform bill that provides strong protections ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Gallup Poll: Foreign Cars Less Popular Among Consumers
DETROIT -- Foreign cars are rapidly losing their luster in the minds of American motorists. According to a new Gallup poll, only six-percent of those ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Geithner: Regulatory overhaul must guard consumers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told representatives from consumer groups on Wednesday that he won't accept a financial regulatory bill that fails ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Retail results improve but consumers still wary
By Brad Dorfman
CHICAGO (Reuters) - For retailers that sell everything from toilet paper to refrigerators, 2010 may be more about winning sales from competitors ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Consumers spent at 2009 levels in January
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American consumers say they reduced their spending in January to levels similar to early 2009, when the U.S ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Consumers save more, spend less: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers have tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis, which if sustained would break a trend ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
P&G, Colgate tops expectations as consumers spend more
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co <PG.N> and Colgate-Palmolive Co <CL.N> boosted sales of their brand name products in the ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
China consumers to overtake U.S. in a decade: Credit Suisse
BEIJING (Reuters) -Household income in China surged in the last six years, especially for top earners, putting the country on track to eclipse the ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Asian consumers most upbeat, American sentiment dips
By Susan Fenton
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Consumer confidence is strongest in emerging Asia, Brazil and Australia, but weakened slightly in the United States in ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
Fewer consumers finish holiday buying: survey
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An unprecedented 22 percent of U.S. consumers said they did not finish their Christmas shopping this year ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
U.S. consumers fall behind in holiday shopping: NRF
By Nicole Maestri
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The holiday shopping that consumers have completed so far this season is at a five-year low, according to ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
U.S. regional manufacturing recovers, consumers wary
By John Parry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing in parts of the United States was picking up steam, data showed on Monday, but jobs were ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Costco CFO: Fingers crossed consumers will spend
By Martinne Geller and Nicole Maestri
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp <COST.O> is hoping that consumers are becoming more comfortable ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
Many consumers have turned permanently tight-fisted: survey
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Retailers looking for U.S. consumers to return to their old spending habits as the economy improves, may be in for an ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
Stay-at-home consumers bite into pricey steaks
By Bob Burgdorfer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Meat-loving consumers in the United States are eating out less, but they are not forgoing taste and quality as ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Web series will give consumers money-saving tips
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A new Web series will show consumers creative ways to save money.
The series is a partnership between production company ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Gold spike gives consumers pause, not fever
By James Regan and Amena Bakr
SYDNEY/DUBAI (Reuters) - Gold's run to a record $1,048.20 per ounce on Wednesday was greeted ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Consumers to pay lower winter natural gas bills: AGA
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are expected to pay lower natural gas bills this winter compared with last year due to ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
U.S. consumers say spending habits changed for good
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. consumers say they have permanently changed their spending and savings habits in response to the global financial ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
NY Fashion Week to push stylish consumers to spend
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday with a very simple message for style-conscious consumers -- spend ...
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