Consumer companies rose after generally strong economic data. U.S. private-sector employers added 42,000 workers to payrolls in October, a rebound from September and higher than economists had anticipated, according to payroll giant ADP.

The Wall Street giant's revised agreement with the data aggregator introduces formal pricing, raising fresh questions about the cost and control of consumer financial data.

So far, so good. But now they face the critical next step, which is likely to prove much harder: determining how to make money from all that information, while navigating a retail and consumer interaction model that’s becoming ever more digital by the day.

The driving force behind this week’s stock selloff might be concerns about tech valuations, but Friday’s dour consumer confidence data has certainly not helped. Not only did the University of Michigan

Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year's midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who's footing the bill to power Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers.

Oregonians’ spending grew by just 5.1% last year, according to recently published data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s down sharply from 2021, when consumer spending grew by more than 13% as federal stimulus payments loosened up purse strings — and as inflation drove up the cost of most everything.

For the longest time, people have never fully understood the trade-off between their data and the social platforms they use on a daily basis. Thanks to documentaries like The Social Dilemma, more and more people are now talking about this topic, and things ...

As data center development continues across the Keystone State, regulators are grappling with how to balance the development and consumer protection. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to issue a tentative order proposing a model tariff to guide how large electric customers,

Are you in the market for a snow blower that won't flake out? Yes, they do exist - and these brands are ready to prove it when the next snowstorm hits.

State regulators said first-of-their-kind protections will safeguard Michiganders from picking up any costs related to data centers for tech giants like Microsoft, Google or Amazon.