The National Retail Federation forecasts U.S. retail sales will grow 4.4% annually in 2026 to $5.6T, supported by a new economic model that incorporates a wider range of real-time and government data ...

In revenue operations, the new question to ask is, “Can you trust AI agents inside systems that affect forecasts, customer ...

A forecast can reconcile cleanly on paper while embedding assumptions that have never been examined against how customers, channels and products actually behave.

The retailers that succeed will be those that treat AI not as a standalone technology initiative but as a core operational ...

TD Economics says it has lowered its 2026 forecast for home sales and prices after weak performances over the past two quarters. It now expects sales to fall 1.8% year over year and home prices to ...

It’s no secret by now that China is dominating the shift to electric vehicles. Global battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales crossed the 4 million mark for the first time in Q4 2025, and China accounted ...

Tom started his career as a daily newspaper reporter in metro Detroit and after a decade changed course to cover cars, spending the next 25 years at Wards Automotive doing test drives, technology and ...

TD Economics has severely lowered its 2026 forecast for home sales and prices, saying it no longer expects either to rise this year, after weak performances over the past two quarters. It now expects ...