May consumer sentiment rises to highest in nearly six years May 17th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income households, a survey released on Friday sho... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, sentiment, rises, highest, nearly, years, Top Keywords

Panasonic sees profit rising 55 percent in shift from consumer gadgets May 10th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp forecast its operating profit will rise 55 percent in the year to March 31 as it steps back from struggling operations in TVs and other consumer gadgets in favor of selling machinery, components and electronic equipme... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : panasonic, sees, profit, rising, percent, shift, consumer, gadgets, Top Keywords

UK consumer morale dips as personal budgets squeezed - GfK Apr 30th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer confidence dropped unexpectedly in April, mainly as a result of worsening personal finances, a survey from researchers GfK NOP showed on Tuesday. The headline index in the poll fell to -27 from -26 in March, slight... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, morale, dips, personal, budgets, squeezed, consumer, gadgets, Top Keywords

Stocks open higher as consumer spending rises Apr 29th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors were encouraged by an increase in consumer spending last month. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, open, higher, consumer, spending, rises, consumer, gadgets, Top Keywords

Insight: China's 2020 consumer is in a town you've never heard of Apr 18th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Melanie Lee ZHENGZHOU/CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - Wearing a floral brocade cardigan and toting a Huawei smartphone, Guo Qian, 22, gushes over her latest purchases on Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform. As an administrative worker, G... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, china's, 2020, consumer, town, you've, never, heard, Top Keywords

Apple apologizes to Chinese consumers, revamps service Apr 2nd, 2013 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) By Terril Yue Jones and Poornima Gupta BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized to Chinese consumers on Monday and altered iPhone warranty policies in its No. 2 market after more than two weeks of condemnation i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, apologizes, chinese, consumers, revamps, service, never, heard, Top Keywords

Analysis: Underappreciated consumer stars in S&P 500 rally Mar 28th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Rodrigo Campos and Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who had bet on the American consumer even as the U.S. economy was entering the Great Recession are the biggest winners as the S&P 500 stock index set a new closing record on Thursd... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, underappreciated, consumer, stars, s&p, rally, never, heard, Top Keywords

UK consumer morale holds steady in February - GfK NOP Feb 28th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer morale held steady in February, maintaining January's gains, though sentiment remained low by historic standards, a survey by researchers GfK NOP showed on Thursday. GfK's headline consumer confidence ind... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, morale, steady, february, s&p, rally, never, heard, Top Keywords

Stock futures tick down ahead of production, consumer data Feb 15th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures dipped on Friday, continuing a trend this week of thin volume and tight trading bands, as the S&P 500 struggled to extend its streak of weekly gains to seven. * In search of fresh catalysts, traders will e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, tick, down, ahead, production, consumer, data, Top Keywords

Consumer sentiment at year low; fiscal debate weighs Jan 19th, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment unexpectedly deteriorated for a second straight month to its lowest in over a year in January, with many consumers citing fallout from the recent "fiscal cliff" debate in Washington, a survey released... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, sentiment, year, fiscal, debate, weighs, consumer, data, Top Keywords