Chicago – Discretionary spending inched up in 2024, getting a big boost during the final weeks of the year. In the combined five weeks ending Jan. 4, there was a 9% increase in discretionary retail ...

Once you know how much discretionary budget you have, decide how much you want to keep for yourself and how much to put toward debt. Be realistic. You might split it up 50/50 ($250 for spending ...

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According to the latest government survey on household expenditure, the uptick in educational expenses in 2023 was due to higher spending on private tuition and pre-school education. The amount ...

As the chart below shows, three major areas of program spending make up the majority of the budget: Health insurance: Four health insurance programs — Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health ...

As the leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla's earnings will reflect its individual performance and offer insights into broader trends in discretionary spending and consumer confidence.

The revival of discretionary technology spending is expected to enable Indian IT companies to see incremental revenue growth, as they capitalise on the new cycle of investments. This resurgence is ...

The fundamentals look good for continued growth in consumer spending om 2025, convention speakers and attendees said, unless price hikes due to tariffs trigger a slowdown. Deloitte’s outlook ...

Healey, who called her budget proposal “balanced” and “fiscally responsible,” recommended a series of controversial steps to balance her spending plan, including shuttering two mental ...

Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has a new target in its sights for trimming federal spending: the U.S. penny. In Tuesday X post, Musk's DOGE wrote that the U.S. spends ...