Over the Thanksgiving weekend, American shoppers spent more than $1.5 billion on holiday shopping! Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec talk about what the rest of the holiday shopping season looks like, and how you can benefit from those credit card rewards.
Shoppers are expected to spend over $107 billion just online this holiday season, which would be an increase of 14% from last year. Additionally, 64% of shoppers use their smartphones to research those purchases.
Chris Versace, CIO at Tematica Research, joins to discuss earnings season trends, Flash PMI signals, Walmart’s strategy updates, and Nike’s evolving outlook.
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director at Fortune, dives into WhatsApp’s first-ever ads rollout —and how Meta’s ad push intensifies its showdown with OpenAI.
Ben Geman, Energy Reporter at Axios, joins to discuss the latest Middle East tensions, Brent crude price swings, and why gas prices aren’t falling with oil.
Al Root, Associate Editor at Barron's, joins to discuss Tesla’s robotaxis going live in Texas—what it means for autonomy, safety, and the EV race ahead.
Dena Jalbert, M&A expert and CEO of Align Business Advisory Services, on the state of U.S. M&A: deals worth $1–$10 billion (including debt) are surging.
Jeremy Jansen, Head of Supply Chain at Wells Fargo, unpacks the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China as consumers still wonder about tariffs.
