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Try this 30-second trick to keep your holiday spending from wrecking your credit score
Genna Contino is the Smart Spending reporter on MarketWatch’s personal finance desk. She previously covered personal…
How to avoid surprise tariff bills while holiday shopping
This is the first holiday season without the de minimis tax exemption, a nearly century-old rule…
Why scoring the best Black Friday deals feels more important than it has in years — for both shoppers and the economy
Andrew Keshner is a personal finance reporter for MarketWatch who covers taxes, debt, insurance, jobs, consumers…
Is the stock market open on Black Friday? Are any stores open on Thanksgiving Day?
Thanksgiving week comes with plenty of holiday-adjusted business hours, including, of course on Wall Street —…
Expect more secondhand holiday gifts this year — thanks in part to Gen Z’s love of thrifting
As households face tighter budgets, experts anticipate more people will shop secondhand for gifts this holiday…
Trump says Thanksgiving is cheaper this year — but some people are spending hundreds on turkey, travel and more
So how much will Thanksgiving really cost this November?
How to tariff-proof your holiday shopping list
This year, the strategy for savvy holiday shoppers is not just finding a discount, but entirely…
Yes, investors, there is a Santa Claus rally. No, he isn’t coming early.
Wall Street wants you to believe that a year-end stock-market rally starts now.