Numerous federal and state laws in the U.S. are designed to protect consumers from unscrupulous companies, ensure that customers get the products or services they pay for and punish false advertisers.

In this paper, we make the case for why consumer policy must not be neglected as one of the key tools at government’s disposal to make markets work better and boost growth. Discussions about economic ...

Consumer Watchdog sues Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, alleging that rules he issued last year that will allow the ...

And if a debt goes to collections? Consumers have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which bans harassment, false or misleading representations and unfair practices by third ...

PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings expectations Thursday, citing increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer ...

The mood of consumers is turning ever more pessimistic as expectations about the future course of the economy slumped nearly 18% in March and are now nearly a third below where they were in November.

Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. As the stock market implodes in real time, American consumers are responding with a pragmatic acceptance of what’s coming ...

President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been paused by a ...