American household budgets are under pressure from higher gas prices and new data shows that consumers are turning to credit to cushion the blow of elevated fuel costs. A report by the Bank of America Institute found that lower-income households saw the share of their incomes spent on gas rise…

Nike is facing a new class action lawsuit accusing the company of failing to refund tariff-related costs it passed on to consumers through higher prices. In the proposed lawsuit, consumers argue Nike should not be allowed to keep “significant” refunds it may receive after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in…

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has caused a surge in luxury real estate prices in the Bay Area, although more affordable areas in Silicon Valley haven’t seen the same gains since the launch of ChatGPT kickstarted the tech sector’s AI race. An analysis by Redfin compared the median home sale…