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Personal finance and buying guides The NRF predicts $1.013 trillion of November–December 2026 US retail sales, up 4.2%; a Gartner survey found nearly 60% of consumers reported less money to spend. Market sales and household spending pressure are different measures.
US time changes and daily life In most US locations, daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 1, 2026. At 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, the clock moves back to 1:00 a.m. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not change clocks.
Money and consumer rights Can the price of the same groceries change according to what a store knows about the person buying them? Maryland has moved to limit that practice in a law that took effect on October 1, 2026. The Protection From Predato
Consumer safety A frightened caller sounds like a child or grandchild, says an accident has happened and asks for money before anyone else finds out. This is an illustrative scenario, not a claimed real-world inciden
