Consumerism in America had its beginnings as early as the mid-eighteenth century if not earlier. “From the 1750s Chesapeake colonists were inundated with an unprecedented flow of nonessential consumer ...

More, Newer, Better After World War II, consumer spending no longer meant just satisfying an indulgent material desire. In fact, the American consumer was praised as a patriotic citizen in the ...

The U.S. economic outlook has become more cloudy, however. Trump has promised to cut taxes and ease regulations on business, ...

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Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.