What The Holiday Shopping Season Can Tell Us About The Economy

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Black Friday marks the official start of the holiday shopping rush, with a record number of Americans heading out in search of deals. Surveys show many shoppers are being more cautious about how much they spend this year. Retail expert Jerry Storch breaks down the trends and what this Black Friday might reveal about the economy. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has spent more than six decades at the forefront of the fight against childhood cancer. Its mission, founded on a promise by entertainer Danny Thomas, continues to drive major breakthroughs that save lives around the world. St. Jude fundraising and awareness president and CEO Ike Anand joins the Rundown to talk about how that mission still endures today. Plus, commentary from co-founder of the 'Mom Wars" newsletter and podcast, Bethany Mandel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Brett Baer.
0:00.7	I'm Maria Bartramo.
0:01.9	I'm Brian Kilmead, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:09.2	Friday, November 28th, 2025.
0:13.2	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:14.6	After all the feasting across America, comes a lot of shopping.
0:19.2	Some people hate it.
0:20.1	You know, they don't want the crowds and all of that,
0:21.8	but for a lot of people, that's the whole point of Friday after Thanksgiving is to get outside,
0:27.8	have fun, we're social beings, and the stores are a social place. And Lisa Brady, with the holiday
0:34.5	season underway, we explore one of the options for giving.
0:38.2	And it is our job, the most important job, that we actually do what we say we do.
0:44.0	And the mission of St. Jude is pure.
0:47.9	And I'm Besson E. Mandel. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
0:56.5	It's the day after Thanksgiving, so people are thinking Christmas, as the holiday shopping season kicks off with Black Friday.
1:05.2	Looking out for all the prizes, all the electronics, get some gadgets, get some video games.
1:10.2	He's in Chicago hoping to find good deals and he's hardly alone.
1:13.8	The National Retail Federation predicts about 187 million Americans will shop from now through Cyber Monday.
1:21.8	And 70% of them will be buying on this Black Friday.
1:26.1	I really have the rule that I never shop for myself
1:29.0	when I'm shopping for others. And a lot of us will be careful how much we buy. Only 11% of people
1:36.2	in a Fox News survey say they plan to spend more this year than last, almost half say less.
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