Discover how economic instability reshapes consumer behavior through Maslow's hierarchy. Learn what changes when financial ...

So says Dr. Sue Varma, a New York-based psychiatrist, cognitive behavioral therapist, and clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University Langone Health. She’s addressing how in a ...

Take a look at the stock market. After lackluster performances through most of 2022 and 2023, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes started climbing steadily last fall. There has been a bit of a reversal ...

All three major U.S. stock indexes — the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq — rose Tuesday. It was a similar story in other markets too. After Monday’s biggest single-day drop in almost 40 years, ...

Music is widely used to motivate human behaviors and to influence mindset. Background music plays an important role in our everyday lives (eating, drinking, shopping, and driving). It is an important ...

Research shows that giving up on homeownership leads to less work effort, more luxury spending, and riskier investments among renters, reshaping economic behavior.

Everyone wants to get consumer behavior back to “normal,” but normal is not coming back, if it was ever here. So what do retailers and brands have to look forward to from consumers in 2024? Here are ...

The Hershey Company’s HSY stock has taken a hit recently, with a 11.8% drop over the past three months compared with the industry’s decline of 9.3%. The iconic chocolate maker is facing an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. Do you ever find yourself doing something simply because ...