ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW | | | | | | Daniel de Visé | Personal Finance Reporter
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Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money. |
Holiday spending is expected to grow this year, Betty Lin-Fisher reports. |
Consumers are projected to spend between $979.5 billion and $989 billion in November and December, compared with $955.6 billion during the same timeframe last year, the National Retail Federation said in a holiday sales forecast call. |
More car loans are underwater |
More Americans are upside down on their car loans, and the average amount they owe is at an all-time high, according to a new survey from car comparison site Edmunds. |
In the three months through September, 24.2% of Americans who traded in their car toward a new vehicle purchase owed more on the trade-in than it was worth, Medora Lee reports. That's up from 23.9% in the prior three months and 18.5% a year ago. |
Auto loans account for about 25% of nonmortgage consumer credit, according to the Federal Reserve, and they can provide a window into the financial health of borrowers and overall household financial well-being. |
Notorious candle turns up on eBay |
Now appearing on eBay: A candle, originally sold by Bath & Body Works, that the retailer recently quit selling over complaints the snowflake design on its label resembled Ku Klux Klan hoods. |
The personal care and fragrance retailer apologized for producing the Snowed In three-wick candle, which was part of its holiday line of candles, Mike Snider reports. |
The move came after online commenters called out the design – meant to be a nod to a folded snowflake cutout – for resembling the white supremacist group's white hoods. Some called it the Klandle and the KKKandle. |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | | | Holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% this year, according to the National Retail Federation. | | | | Nearly a quarter of Americans who traded in a car for a new one was upside down on their loan, Edmunds says. The amount some owe is "alarming." | | | | A candle Bath & Body Works removed from its stores because some said its label design resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood is now being resold on eBay. | | | | Immigrants from all over have long found a welcome mat in Dayton, Ohio, which has helped stabilize the local economy and improve the housing market. | | | | The Department of Agriculture's Inspector General is reportedly investigating the handling of violations at an outbreak-linked Boar's Head plant. | | | | Disney fans have been asking for a line-skipping pass similar to those at other theme parks, but the Lightning Lane Premier Pass isn't for everyone. | | | | Using code 'VOTE24' Lyft will offer a 50% discount of up to $10 for rides to election polls as part of its Voting Access Program. | | | | Americans know the US retirement systems isn't great. Mercer's latest global rankings show just how it stacks up against other countries. | | | | More than one-quarter of college applicants have ruled out a school solely because of the political climate in its state, a new survey finds. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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