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Confusion and shifting consumer expectations drive a rise in chargebacks and fraud, study finds
Telemedia Online
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July 16, 2025
Confusing labels, increasing use of wallets and growing mistrust of anything financial outside of banking is driving a surge in chargebacks for online goods and services, the latest data from the US and UK shows. According to the 2025 Cardholder...
Bank Of America Contradicts Consumer Weakness, Stock Buying On PPI, Important Semiconductor Data
Benzinga
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To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Data On Consumer Please click here for an enlarged chart of Bank of America Corp BAC. Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock. The chart of BAC stock...
Consumer confidence is up – but it could have been higher
Inside Small Business
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July 16, 2025
While consumer sentiment saw an improvement in July, according to recent data from Westpac, an expert believes that the increase was not strong enough and that customers remain rather pessimistic. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment...
Consumer Reports Magazine Calls The Volvo EX90 A "Mess" - Won't Recommend
AutoSpies
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Volvo had a hell of a time bringing its first "software-defined" cars to market. The EX30 and EX90 are the first products to use the new architecture, built from the ground up to enable over-the-air updates, new software features and a more...
Abrigo Releases Real-Time Wire Fraud Detection Solution to Protect Banks and Consumers
GlobalFinTechSeries
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July 16, 2025
Automated technology stops fraudulent wire transactions, guarding against growing threats Abrigo, a leading provider of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, announced a real-time wire fraud detection solution...
D.C. United Roofing Inc. Wins 2025 Consumer Choice Award for Roofing in Barrie
European Business Magazine
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July 16, 2025
BARRIE, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / July 16, 2025 / D.C. United Roofing Inc. has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Consumer Choice Award in the category of Roofing for the Barrie region. This honour recognizes the company’s outstanding commitment...
Retail Inflation Drops, Easing Consumers' Burdens.
India Herald
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India's retail inflation price has reached a six-yr low, bringing plenty-wanted comfort to purchasers. Latest information from the valuable government's countrywide Statistical workplace indicates that retail inflation dropped to two.1 percent in...
Misleading AI Ads Cloud Consumer Trust
Artificial Intelligence +
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July 16, 2025
Misleading AI Ads Cloud Consumer Trust Misleading AI Ads Cloud Consumer Trust is more than just a headline. It signals a growing concern among consumers and experts around the overstated potential of AI in marketing. A recent Samsung commercial,...
Private Equity Investor Tian Tu Capital Eyes New Frontiers As China's Consumer Sector Stalls
Benzinga
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The private equity investor appears to be setting its sights on high-tech companies as it prepares to raise funds by issuing bonds Key Takeaways: Tain Tu Capital is looking to raise up to 300 million yuan by issuing bonds that it's calling...
Chancellor orders review of Consumer Duty to ensure regulators are ‘regulating for growth’
Money Marketing
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July 16, 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been instructed to evaluate whether the Consumer Duty is “unduly affecting wholesale market activity”. Reeves made the announcement in her Mansion House speech...
Mid-Year Report for State Consumer Privacy Laws
National Law Review
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July 15, 2025
Now that we have passed the halfway mark in 2025, we are taking a look back at significant developments that have already occurred this year in the consumer data privacy landscape. Five more states’ comprehensive privacy laws went into effect, and...
Fed's fears start to be realized as tariff costs begin to hit consumers
Sabah
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July 16, 2025
A broad rise in prices, from coffee and audio equipment to home furnishings, pushed U.S. inflation higher in June, which economists view as a sign that the Trump administration's escalating import tariffs are being passed on to consumers. Overall...
Consumers Energy to make overnight repairs in Rogers City
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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ROGERS CITY – Consumers Energy is alerting Rogers City residents that it will be interrupting power to about 2,000 homes and businesses starting just after midnight for about five hours. The work is being done to make critical repairs to equipment...
Consumer confidence hits record, businesses hold steady
Jamaica Observer
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July 16, 2025
RAMANI...where the business confidence comes for us is not so much in the challenges we face but how better prepared we are for the challenges that are coming. Key Points: Consumer confidence hit a record high of 186.35 in Q2 2025, reflecting...
From pilots to platforms: how technology is rewiring consumer markets
Verdict Food Service
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July 15, 2025
AI: from backend tool to frontline driver Artificial intelligence is fast becoming the operating system of consumer-facing industries. Retail, foodservice, personal care and health products are already seeing measurable returns. GlobalData...
Consumers win in card surcharge cut as businesses cry foul
Starts at 60
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July 15, 2025
The fee is paid by a business to a customer’s card issuer when a transaction occurs. But the Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association slapped down the proposal, and suggested the “tone deaf” policy would simply drive up menu prices. “Who the...
Mixed June quarter for consumer durables as AC sales slow, cables shine
CNBC-TV18
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July 16, 2025
The April-June quarter (Q1FY26) results for the consumer durables sector are likely to be a mixed bag. While cable and wire manufacturers and EMS (electronic manufacturing services) players are likely to post strong numbers, air conditioner (AC)...
Expect 'lackluster' retail sales data as consumer spending slows
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A How would you characterize the consumer broadly here, Diane? How healthy? How resilient? 00:09 Diane Well, the consumer is continuing to spend, but at a much slower pace than it had been in 2024, and we know that much of spending...
Consumers are being encouraged to boycott retailers. Why?
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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Consumers are rallying to speak through their wallets − or lack of spending – as a way to protest the retreat by some companies from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and President Donald Trump's actions to eliminate federal DEI programs...
Russia’s consumer spending motor runs out of fuel
BNE Intellinews
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A number of indicators point to the stagnation of consumer spending in Russia, which for years has been the main driver of economic growth. As followed closely by bne IntelliNews, the signs of a slowdown in Russia are clear, with analysts guessing...