Research shows that Americans are cutting back on Valentine’s Day spending and preferring simple gestures

Through Maria Spiller February 14, 2026 Romantic dinners are at the top of the gift list as average planned expenses have fallen sharply from last year. Americans are leaning toward traditional, cheaper gestures this Valentine’s Day, with most preferring a romantic dinner to expensive gifts, a new national survey shows. A recent CouponFollow survey of […]

Despite policy volatility, strong profits continue to boost US markets: Ed Yardeni

Now that the 43-day government shutdown is over, market experts remain cautious about what lies ahead. Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research thinks the turbulence in Washington will continue to fuel uncertainty, but investors have learned to live with it.“Washington remains a source of volatility and uncertainty. Policymaking has certainly been like this all year and […]

Consumption boost and GST reforms set to stimulate economic growth and sectoral profits: Sunil Subramaniam

The Economic Landscape of India is ready for an important increase after the recent government policy announcements aimed at stimulating consumption and reducing GST costs. Sunil Subramaniam in an interview with et now emphasizes the broad impact of these reforms: “This is probably just as broadly a regulation that we have seen and it is […]