Asian automakers have traditionally fared well in tests conducted by Consumer Reports magazine, and this year is no exception. Overall, eight Japanese and Korean models were named “best values” in their segments, the publicatio…
Government measures show that inflation, at 1.6% in January, is still below the Fed’s target of 2%. But commodity prices are soaring, and anyone who pays their household bills knows that food and energy prices are rising becaus…
If Apple comes out with an iPhone 5 this summer, what happens to those customers who just shelled out a few hundred dollars for the newly released Verizon iPhone 4 this week? Consumers Union, publisher of the highly influential…
The Consumer Confidence Index jumped far higher than expected in January, and that could have big implications, both for retailers and for your wallet. Here’s what you need to know.
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Toyota’s recent spate of quality woes have allowed competitors to steal sales from the beleaguered automaker. Ford is also catching up with Toyota in another important measure of auto industry success — consumers’ opinions of …