Consumers

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality awarded an air permit to Consumers Energy today to build an 830-megawatt, coal-fired plant in Bay County, moving the controversial project one step closer to reality. Read More

A more upbeat outlook on jobs pushed Americans' confidence in the economy higher in December for the second month in a row, a survey released Tuesday said. Read More

The nation's economic recovery may appear slow in coming, but consumers are more upbeat heading into the new year. Read More

An unprecedented 22 percent of U.S. consumers said they did not finish their Christmas shopping this year as fewer discounts kept many wallets closed, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Read More

More than three-quarters of shoppers reported that they have cut back in some way in the past 12 months. Read More

I won't pretend to have a comprehensive answer to that question; it's a pretty big one. Read More

A key measure of consumer confidence rose for a second straight month in December, a research group said Tuesday, with outlook for the next few months reaching a 2-year high. Read More

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in November, rose again in December. Read More

The bottom line is that we voted with our wallets and customer service lost. Read More