Nov 16, 2021

Some are skipping holiday spending this year

Consumers return to retail shopping at the a mall in Glendale, Arizona, in June. Holiday shopping will be mostly online this year due to the pandemic. Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Also today: The impact of inflation has reached food banks and pantries, which have had to alter their inventories as well as how they distribute to people. We look at how the labor market is interacting with the growing movement to salary transparency.

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How are new state salary transparency laws working in this economy?

by Harriet Jones

Nov 16, 2021

Employers say they are scrambling to set pay ranges in a hot hiring market.

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Food pantries are feeling squeezed by inflation, just like those they serve

by Amanda Peacher

Nov 16, 2021

High costs are changing how pantries distribute food.

Food Bankers distribute food and other items to Bronx residents in New York City. Inflation has affected how food pantries are distributing to people.

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Not everyone is planning to spend money on gifts this holiday season

by Caroline Champlin

Nov 16, 2021

A Deloitte seasonal survey finds the percentage of people who say they are not planning to buy gifts or pay for holiday experiences is at a 10-year high.

Holiday shoppers in New York City. Many lower-income households are skipping out on holiday spending altogether, according to a Deloitte survey.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

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