Marketplace Stories

Even though holiday shopping numbers were solid, retailers might see a slower start to 2024 when consumers’ credit card bills come due.

So far, outside spending far surpasses 2020’s pace, says Sheila Krumholz of OpenSecrets. But where’s the money coming from?

They provide essential services like emergency rescue and avalanche prevention, but they often can’t afford to live near where they work.

“There was a romantic ideal about being in control of your own destiny,” says Backwards Distilling co-founder Amber Pollock.

“Even more stuff started kind of flooding in during that window of time when going places wasn’t really an option,” says Washington Post feature writer Caitlin Gibson.

Businesses may not have an incentive to lower prices if consumers are still in an inflation mindset.

But the hoped-for rebound not materialize.

The tumult in car prices moderated in 2023. Expect more of the same next year.

Instead of losing it at the end of the year, with a letter of medical necessity — which a new service will help you get — you can spend it on nonalcoholic beverages, gym memberships, even meal kit delivery.

Supermarkets and restaurants business relies on selling food. So why are prices rising more in the latter?