The numbers: The U.S. consumer-confidence index surged to 108.7 in October from a revised 99.2 reading in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is highest level of confidence ...

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Learn more. All the canister vacuums we test at Consumer Reports do a terrific job cleaning bare floors, and some are very good at cleaning carpet. But what really makes canister vacuum cleaners ...

Learn more. The best battery lawn mowers perform as well as—or better than—the best gas mowers, Consumer Reports’ lawn mower ratings reveal. Two of the cordless electric push mowers we ...

A desecrated American flag was left crumbled on the ground outside the NYPD Police Academy in Queens and the building was vandalized with red paint early Saturday morning, photos obtained by The ...

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Benjamin Preston has been a reporter with the Consumer Reports autos team since 2020, focusing on new and used car buying, auto insurance, car maintenance and repair, and electric bikes.

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Its shares had lost more than 20 per cent by early afternoon in New York. Western consumer groups including luxury, beauty, and beer companies as well as carmakers have been hard hit by the ...

Other recent economic reports have also pointed to a still-healthy economy. In a sign that the nation’s households, whose purchases drive most of the economy, will continue spending, the Conference ...