Expect a spendy but price-conscious holiday season
Expect a spendy but price-conscious holiday season  
Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published On: Thu Oct 16 2025
Description: Retailers are getting ready for the most magical time of their year: holiday shopping season. Holiday spending is expected to tick up, though that's driven mostly by higher prices. We'll hear more. Plus, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund supports mission-driven lenders operating in rural, tribal, and otherwise underserved parts of the country. President Donald Trump recently tried to fire the entire staff of the CDFI as part of recent federal job cuts.