U.S. Retail Sales Surge in December, May Delay Fed Interest Rate Cut

U.S. Retail Sales Surge in December, May Delay Fed Interest Rate Cut

U.S. retail sales grew at the strongest pace in three months in December, capping off a strong holiday shopping season and showing that as we head into 2024, the spending power of the American people remains resilient and continues to support economic growth. . However, the market believes that this strong report may delay the … Read more

Prosecution Unveils Vast Home Scam Affecting Owners Who Were Victims Of Fraudulent Energy Renovation Work

Prosecution Unveils Vast Home Scam Affecting Owners Who Were Victims Of Fraudulent Energy Renovation Work

The victims are owners who had financed the installation of solar panels or heat pumps on credit. anatoliy_gleb / stock.adobe.com In a press release, the prosecution announced that it had taken over a vast home scam orchestrated by false defenders of consumers who were victims of energy renovation work fraud. Le Figaro Marseille They claimed … Read more

2024 Outlook: Rising Costs for Insurance, Health, Energy, and More

2024 Outlook: Rising Costs for Insurance, Health, Energy, and More

Life in the new year is likely to become more expensive. Photo: imago/Lobeca//Felix Schlikis From insurance and health insurance and higher energy costs and dining out to vacation flights: rising prices could cause problems for consumers in the new year. We show where everything needs to be placed. It is currently difficult for many people … Read more

The Euro’s Advantages for Medium-Sized Companies Unveiled by German Association Chairman

The Euro’s Advantages for Medium-Sized Companies Unveiled by German Association Chairman

Medium-sized companies also welcome the advantages of the European common currency. For the chairman of the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Saxony-Anhalt, Oliver Brunn, the euro is a success story because “it has brought stability to the economies in the euro area, price stability in the broadest sense and cooperation between the … Read more

Nordic Countries Face Record High Electricity Prices Due to Extreme Cold – Impacts of International Cables and Changing Subsidy Programs

Nordic Countries Face Record High Electricity Prices Due to Extreme Cold – Impacts of International Cables and Changing Subsidy Programs

(Nettavisen): In the first week of the year, extreme cold has been forecast in large parts of the country. Temperatures are forecast to drop as low as minus 22 degrees in Eastern Norway on Thursday and Friday, and as low as minus 35 degrees in parts of Finnmark. Then electricity consumption skyrockets, and this pushes … Read more

Comparison of Grocery Store Prices in 2023: Rema 1000 Comes Out Cheapest in Nettavisen Study

Comparison of Grocery Store Prices in 2023: Rema 1000 Comes Out Cheapest in Nettavisen Study

In 2023 checked The online newspaper prices at the discount chains Kiwi, Extra and Rema 1000 six times: In January, April, June, July, September and November. A total of 361 prices were checked at each of them. In total, there were goods for over NOK 14,000. And overall, it is the Rema 1000 that comes … Read more

Consumer Advice Centers Urge Electricity and Gas Customers to Consider Changing Providers for 2024 Cost Increases

Consumer Advice Centers Urge Electricity and Gas Customers to Consider Changing Providers for 2024 Cost Increases

Düsseldorf (dpa) – The consumer advice centers advise electricity and gas customers to consider changing providers because of the additional costs announced for 2024. “Consumers should definitely check a tariff portal to see how much savings they could save,” said energy expert at the North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center, Christina Wallraf, to the German Press Agency. … Read more

U.S. Stocks Hit New Highs, Consumer Confidence Surges – Latest News

U.S. Stocks Hit New Highs, Consumer Confidence Surges – Latest News

U.S. stocks hit new highs, the biggest rise in two and a half years (REUTERS/Reuters) U.S. stocks and the U.S. economy feel good. Download Yahoo Finance APP U.S. stocks and foreign currencies real-time quotes and news from many countries can be viewed at any time Data from The Conference Board shows consumers are more optimistic … Read more

Christmas Price War in Norwegian Grocery Stores – Blogger Criticizes Lackluster Offers Compared to Denmark

Christmas Price War in Norwegian Grocery Stores – Blogger Criticizes Lackluster Offers Compared to Denmark

(The online newspaper): Blogger Rune “Gjerrigknarken” Nikolaisen follows the prices in the grocery stores better than most. He thinks this year’s Christmas price war has been sloppy stuff. – To be honest, there hasn’t been much to cheer about this time, says Nikolaisen. In particular, he thinks the Norwegian price war is a puzzle after … Read more