Marty Cantor, CPA and economic development consultant, joined Cheddar News to discuss the landscape of the retail industry. With cornerstone department stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond and Party City filing for bankruptcy, Cantor said "people are just running out of money." He said discretionary spending is halting as the cost of other goods and services increases, ultimately impacting the bottom line of major retail giants.
Altro founder and CEO Michael Broughton shares how his company is bringing both expanded credit access and financial wellness to underserved consumers, plus netting early investments from Tinashe, Quavo, and Jay Z’s Marcy Ventures.
Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo discusses the company’s decades of profitability, opening restaurants in new markets, and why it doesn’t need trends like dynamic pricing.
Adam Turnquist, Chief Technical Strategist for LPL Financial, weighs in on the latest CPI data, what could get the Fed to lower borrowing costs, and the crypto rally.
Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate, breaks down the current housing market and why he’s expecting affordability will get better as the year goes on.
