Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to a new survey, spending will average $521 per child this Christmas, a 13% increase from 2024. Parents are increasingly ...

Holiday shopping has become less merry for some households in 2025. Sixty-eight percent of Americans have said financial strain has taken some of the joy out of their season, according to a Clever ...

NEW YORK – Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, according to new data released Tuesday. But uncertainty about the economy is making shoppers ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In the face of a U.S. economy beset by persistent inflation, skyrocketing housing costs and a softening labor market, a majority of Americans told pollsters that fiscal concerns would ...

There is some fresh data from the big credit card companies — certainly fresher than the delayed government data that’s been coming out. According to the data, holiday spending is indeed strong: Up ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — One of the most expensive times of the year is holiday season. Many people want to show their love to family and friends through gifts, but before they know it, the debt is ...