Rory Carroll, publisher of Auto Week, and Todd Lassa, Detroit Bureau Chief for Automobile Magazine, discuss Mercedes's decision to pull out of the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
Lassa explains the future of the car show has been in doubt for a couple of years now, with more and more automakers moving toward tech events like CES.
Carroll says to not read too much into this, as Mercedes isn't the first brand to drop out of the Detriot Auto Show. Many car companies are not attending because it can be very expensive.
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, and its officials signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point cuts to their benchmark rate next year.
Eliott Wellenbach, vice president and institutional ETF strategist with Direxion, joined Cheddar News to discuss what traders are expecting from consumer spending ahead of the holidays and how they're positioning themselves following the latest inflation data and mortgage rates.