Best Payroll Software for Small Business (2026): QuickBooks Payroll Rated Top Choice by Expert Consumers

QuickBooks Payroll - The transparent pricing, robust feature set, and proven track record make it a top choice for the best payroll software sor small businesses. The evaluation focused on key factors ...
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Wisconsin’s dairy H5N1 update is sparking new questions about raw milk handling at home

Wisconsin’s latest H5N1 detections in dairy cattle are no longer an abstract concern for regulators and veterinarians; they ...

Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk

The White House did not respond to questions about how Trump seeks to cap the rate or whether he has spoken with credit card ...

Nearly half of Americans say they ended 2025 in a worse financial situation. Here are their top 3 regrets of the year and how to fix them in 2026

Inflation, tariffs and interest rates — plus anxiety-induced overspending — had our wallets feeling empty this year.
FedEx Newsroom

No-Box, No-Label Returns and AI Adoption on the Rise as Consumers Seek for Returns

Annual FedEx Returns Survey highlights growing consumer demand for ease and transparency, alongside increased satisfaction of ...

US consumer sentiment perks up in early January

U.S. consumer sentiment perked up in early January, but households continued to worry about inflation and a weakening labor ...

Consumers Not Returning To Old Routines: Why That’s An Opportunity (And A Threat) For Every Advertiser

Have we returned to the mechanics and routines of life? Sure, but we haven’t really returned to our specific, brand-loyal ...
CivicScience

Consumer Financial Health Outlook Increased Modestly in December Ahead of Holiday Debt Impact

CivicScience engages directly with consumers, collecting over one million survey responses daily, to turn real-time insights ...

Survey overload: Companies are inundating customers with endless surveys—and getting worse insights

“Survey fatigue is real,” says Brad Anderson, President of Product and Engineering at Qualtrics. He acknowledged that many ...
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Food survey records consumer perceptions during government shutdown

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The household food insecurity rate posted the largest increase so far this year, rising from 13.3% in October to 16% in November, according to the latest Consumer Food Insights ...
The New York Times

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices. By Ben Casselman On a Thursday in ...