Miodrag Ignjatovic | E+ | David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. consumers will shell out more for everything from fuel to hot dogs and hamburgers heading into Memorial Day weekend as the Iran War reignites inflation. Total inflation for shoppers rose 3.8% in April from the same month a year ago, the…
E.l.f. Beauty is planning to walk back some of the tariff-fueled price increases it implemented less than a year ago after the retailer has seen a slide in demand that’s ramped up in recent months as consumers contend with higher gas prices. “Whenever you take a price increase that’s that big, you’re going to see…
The Fearless Girl statue is pictured as an American flag hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Day in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 5, 2024. Stephani Spindel | Reuters Aviva Mehta noticed her husband regularly talked about money and investing in…
If you’ve been online the past month at all, you likely encountered at least one hyper-saturated, neon-colored throwback post captioned somewhat along the lines of: “2026 is the new 2016.” What started as a social media meme could be lighting the fire for a broader shift in the cultural zeitgeist that might also boost retail…
Elf Beauty cosmetics Courtesy: e.l.f Beauty E.l.f. Beauty reported a huge earnings beat Wednesday and raised its guidance for the fiscal year. E.l.f. stock was up as much as 15% in after-hours trading before losing the majority of those gains. Here’s what the company reported for the third fiscal quarter, compared with analyst estimates from…
Hailey Bieber’s cosmetics line Rhode is expected to increase E.l.f. Beauty‘s annual sales by $200 million this fiscal year, but its new parent company’s full-year guidance still fell below expectations, leading its stock to plunge 29% Wednesday. E.l.f., which declined to release full-year guidance last quarter, is expecting full-year revenue to be between $1.55 billion…
A Taco Bell restaurant in El Cerrito, California, US, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With more consumer companies preparing to report third-quarter earnings this week, Wall Street will be watching for signs of a bifurcated or “K-shaped” economy as consumers diverge in their spending behaviors. There have…
