Amy Held

Gen Z may be driving a shift.

There's an increasing appetite for private label products, especially among value-motivated young adults.

An analysis by Wells Fargo finds a typical Thanksgiving meal for $10 this year can go for $80 if all the items are store-brand, a savings of about 20 percent.

Amy Held, NPR News.

Walmart, Target, and Kroger among the retailers marketing more affordable multi-item Thanksgiving meal deals.

Of course, turkey remains the mainstay, but they've all made a change compared to last year, relying on cheaper store-label items over name brands.

This says more Americans are turning to generic options.

Grocery prices are up about 3 percent from last year and nearly 30 percent since 2020.

Gen Z may be driving a shift.

There's an increasing appetite for private label products, especially among value-motivated young adults.

An analysis by Wells Fargo finds a typical Thanksgiving meal for 10 this year can go for $80 if all the items are store brand, a savings of about 20 percent.

Amy Held, NPR News.

The Senate's Saturday session yielded no votes, no text for a package of spending bills under negotiation to reopen the government, and no detectable headway.

However, their first weekend session of the shutdown did mark a start.

That will not end.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters they will stay in session until the impasse is broken.

The Senate has tried and failed 14 times to pass a House-approved stopgap funding bill.

But the heart of the stalemate remains.

Democrats won't vote to end the shutdown until health care subsidies are extended.

Republicans say they won't negotiate until the government is reopened.