Explore Boomernomics and the economic impact of the baby boom generation; learn investment strategies to capitalize on their ...

In November 2025, following the longest government shutdown in modern history, Congress enacted three of the 12 appropriations bills – for Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military ...

Discretionary expenses refer to non-essential spending on goods and services that are not required to maintain basic living standards. These expenses are often associated with leisure, entertainment, ...

U.S. consumers last year shelled out their extra spending money on smaller items — including used goods, apparel and dining out — rather than big purchases like electronics, furniture, hotels and air ...

Consumer discretionary stocks have had a nice run. Selling is a sound idea now. The stocks have taken off because sellers of nonessential goods and services do well when consumers have more money to ...