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Crocs reported Q4 revenue of $957.6 million and full-year revenue exceeding $4 billion, beating every analyst estimate. The stock surged 12% in premarket trading.
December core retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.1% while the Employment Cost Index posted its weakest gain since 2021, signaling a meaningful consumer pullback heading into 2026.
The EIA's February 2026 forecast projects Brent crude averaging $58 per barrel and retail gasoline at $2.90 per gallon, the lowest since 2021, as a global oil surplus reshapes energy markets.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in January 2026, pushing year-over-year wage growth well above the 2.7% inflation rate and extending the longest stretch of real wage gains since before the pandemic.
McDonald's reported Q4 revenue of $7.1 billion, beating the $6.83 billion estimate by 4%, as US same-store sales surged 5.4% and the stock hit a record price.
Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium produced a record $20.2 billion in total consumer spending, generated $500 million in local economic impact, and set new benchmarks for advertising and sports betting.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency eliminated 270,000 federal positions in less than 10 months, the largest peacetime workforce reduction since World War II. Yet federal spending in 2025 exceeded 2024 by $248 billion. Here is why.
Hasbro beats Q4 earnings estimates by 57% as Magic: The Gathering finishes its strongest year ever with 59% revenue growth, powering a $1 billion buyback and 8% stock surge.
CVS Health reported record full-year revenue of $402.1 billion and beat Q4 earnings estimates, but a massive goodwill impairment charge and reduced cash flow guidance sent shares lower.
CVS Health reported Q4 2025 earnings that topped estimates with revenue up 8.2%, but 2026 profit guidance of $7 to $7.20 per share fell short of the $7.17 consensus as Medicare Advantage pressures weigh heavily.
Moody's projects real consumer spending growth will slow to just 1.5% in 2026, half of recent levels, as the American consumer that powered the post-pandemic economy starts to buckle.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index plunged to 84.5 in January, its lowest reading since May 2014, yet credit card data and retail sales tell a story of resilient spending.