We often describe ourselves as careful shoppers. We compare things, read reviews, look for the right price, and believe our choices come from logic. But modern consumer research tells a different ...

Q: Over the past decade or so, the DOT has adopted a series of consumer-protection regulations, such as the full-price rule, the codeshare rule and, most recently, the rule requiring automatic refunds ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reconsidering a set of recent consumer protections that won broad public support, signaling a major shift at the watchdog agency. New leaders are reviewing ...

• Groups say move would make it harder for consumers and small businesses to stop intrusive calls A coalition of national consumer organizations is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...