A 24-hour economic spending blackout was set to take place on Friday. Activists are discouraging Americans from spending money on Friday, Feb. 28, as part of a consumer economic boycott.

A 24-hour “economic blackout” is underway in the United States, with people encouraged to buy nothing besides essential items to protest what organizers say is the corrosive influence of big ...

This consumer spending blackout is one of several planned boycotts and part of a larger trend in which voters use their wallets to make statements about the policies they support. Here's ...

In response to controversial new policies under President Donald Trump, a nationwide movement is promising an economic blackout on Friday, Feb. 28. A call to action around the protest has been ...