While lots of different factors can play a role in your decision to buy a car, how reliable it is should probably be near the top of your priorities list.

President Trump's forthcoming tariffs on automobiles threaten to make cars more expensive, and some consumers are responding by heading to dealerships before the levies go into effect. Mr. Trump last ...

Consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Accordingly, there's a lot of interest in consumer behavior, so economists have developed many ways to ...