Consumer Tech

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer morale in Britain worsened in April as people became more worried about the availability of jobs and shied away from buying big-ticket items like cars, a survey by lender Nationwide showed on Friday. The figures chime with surveys released on Wednesday which showed that British retail sales suffered their biggest annual fall in more than a year in April while the ...  

* U.S. consumer sentiment at 4-yr peak, limits oil loss * China's industrial growth slows, pressures oil * Coming up: CFTC positions data at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday (Recasts, updates prices, market activity) ...  

* U.S. consumer sentiment at 4-yr peak, supportive to oil * China's industrial output up 9.3 pct, vs forecast of 12pct * Coming up: CFTC positions data at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday (Recasts, updates prices, ...  

A nearly insatiable appetite for the latest personal electronic devices should enable the information technology sector to maintain positive momentum for the next year.  

The government's consumer-finance watchdog is weighing an overhaul of the fees consumers pay to obtain mortgages.