San Mateo – October 30, 2026 -- Slickdeals has launched The Sift, a free tool that collects more than 1,500 announced Black Friday offers from retailers including Costco, Sam's Club and Lowe's in one searchable list, weeks before the sale begins.

Burlington – October 30, 2026 -- Festival fans who can't attend can now pass their Front Gate Tickets pass to another fan at exactly the price they paid, with nothing added on top. CashorTrade, the face-value ticket marketplace, has integrated with Front Gate Tickets, the Austin-based ticketing company behind festivals including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bourbon & Beyond, Lost Lands and Ultra Music Festival.

West Palm Beach – October 30, 2026 -- American Independence Gold, a veteran-owned precious-metals company, is urging retirees and near-retirees to review their savings before the midterm elections, rather than rushing into gold or silver.

Election night will end, but household expenses will not. The company's core question for savers is whether their mix of assets will meet their needs in the years ahead.

Matthews, N.C. – October 30, 2026 -- Harris Teeter has launched the Harris Teeter Rewards World Elite Mastercard, a no-annual-fee card that earns up to 5X points on website and app purchases and 4X points at participating Harris Teeter fuel pumps. Points can be redeemed for dollars off groceries and for fuel discounts.

Points rates have no spending caps

The card carries no annual fee and no spending caps. Cardholders earn:

Mattoon – October 30, 2026 -- Starting Nov. 1, Rural King is replacing point-earning in its free Rural King Rewards program with members-only pricing, and 10 Hot Deals will be available at its stores nationwide.

Southeast Hot Deals pilot goes national

The Hot Deals program launched in September at participating stores in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. It gave members steep discounts on 10 everyday essentials, including pet food, livestock feed, household supplies and automotive products. Prices were at least 25% below normal market prices.

Panama City – October 30, 2026 -- Daily requests to BingX AI Skills Hub, a toolkit that lets traders manage their crypto accounts through AI coding assistants, climbed from 2.85 million to 30 million in five months, a rise of roughly 953%.

LOS ANGELES – October 30, 2026 -- Los Angeles startup One Stop Swap is planning a program called One Stop Swap Second Act, which would help older Americans earn extra income from home by selling items they no longer use. The national launch is targeted for mid-2027, and about 3,400 prospective members have already preregistered.

WATERLOO, Iowa – October 30, 2026 -- Veridian Credit Union members can now use Allstate Identity Protection at no cost through Credit Central, the free credit monitoring tool inside Veridian's online banking.

Identity theft losses hit $27.3 billion in 2025

The Javelin Strategy & Research 2026 Identity Fraud Study put U.S. identity theft losses at an all-time high of $27.3 billion in 2025. Veridian added the benefit as those losses grow.

Stuttgart – October 29, 2026 -- Buying an investment property in your hometown feels safe, but familiarity does not show whether a location will pay off over the long term, says Mark Stühler, managing director of Einfach Immo GmbH.

Munich – October 29, 2026 -- Home buyers in the euro area should not expect cheaper or pricier mortgages right away: the European Central Bank (ECB) held its key interest rate at 2.5 percent, and ten-year building loan rates recently stood at around 4.4 percent.

Mortgage rates follow capital markets, not the ECB directly

Building loan rates track long-term capital market rates more closely than the ECB's key rate. Expected central bank moves can therefore already be priced into loan terms before the ECB announces a decision.