Consumers Are Spending Now, But These Signals Spell Trouble for Holiday Shopping

Consumers Are Spending Now, But These Signals Spell Trouble for Holiday Shopping Consumers Are Spending Now, But These Signals Spell Trouble for Holiday Shopping · Barrons.com · Spencer Platt/Getty Images Teresa Rivas Wed, November 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM EST 4 min read R=F XLY -0.01% XRT -0.16% ^GSPC +1.42% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.

Consumers have kept on spending, but there are red flags that form a troubling backdrop ahead of the holidays.