Current:Home > MarketsBlack Friday and Beyond -GrowthSphere Strategies
Black Friday and Beyond
View
Date:2025-04-15 13:17:48
Consumer spending is a huge part of the economy and sends a strong signal about how Americans feel about the financial health of the country.
Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh about what Black Friday shopping says about where the economy has been and where it might be headed.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Jason Fuller. It was edited by Jeanette Woods. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Semitruck driver killed when Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway
- Evers finds $170M in federal dollars to keep pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat
- That Mixed Metal Jewelry Trend? Here’s How To Make It Your Own
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Pete Davidson talks on 'SNL' about Israel-Hamas war and losing his dad on 9/11
- Best Buy set to stop selling DVD and Blu-ray discs
- Watchdog Finds a US Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of Climate Super-Pollutants and Ozone-Depleting Substances to Federal Regulators
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- The origins of candy corn: A divisive delicacy, destined to be a Halloween tradition
Ranking
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls. Research shows air purifiers don't stop it — but here's how to clean up
- It Only Takes One Time to Find Out What the Stars of Little Giants Are Up to Now
- French schools hold a moment of silence in an homage to a teacher killed in a knife attack
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Japan criticizes Russian ban on its seafood following the release of treated radioactive water
- What is curcumin? Not what you might think.
- See Lisa Rinna's Horrifying Return to TV After Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Exit
Recommendation
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Taylor Swift cheers on Travis Kelce again as Eras Tour movie debuts
Healthcare workers in California minimum wage to rise to $25 per hour
Israel-Hamas war upends China’s ambitions in the Middle East but may serve Beijing in the end
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to fortune, wins presidency in violence-wracked Ecuador
Banker who got into double trouble for claiming 2 meals on expenses loses UK lawsuit over firing
Surfer suffers leg injury in possible shark attack at beach near San Francisco, police say