The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the auto giant illegally steered thousands of consumers into costly and unwanted product bundles,

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D.A. Davidson analyst Michael Baker has called Walmart’s report on Thursday the “most important consumer earnings report of the season.” And amid enduring anxieties over a possible recession, he said the results and outlook loom even larger for investors than normal.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the auto giant illegally steered thousands of consumers into costly and unwanted product bundles,

There is little evidence that the tariffs implemented by the Trump administration in February and March are feeding through to inflation just yet. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' metric for goods inflation—the index for commodities,

The consumer price index shows inflation has eased to 2.3%, but experts warn that upcoming tariff effects could soon increase prices on essential goods.

The consumer discretionary sector is particularly sensitive to soft consumer demand and tariff-fueled macroeconomic uncertainty.

Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com topped market estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, in a sign of steady demand even as U.S. tariffs and prolonged economic weakness weighed on consumer sentiment.