Austin – October 29, 2026 -- Most international travelers still pack both cash and plastic: 71% use local-currency cash abroad and 69% use a physical credit card, according to a new Upgraded Points survey of 1,500 adults who traveled internationally in the past 12 months.

The respondents included 1,000 U.S. adults and 500 adults from other countries. They answered questions about payment methods, cash habits, credit card use, airport currency exchanges and confidence with exchange rates.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE: RVT), described as the oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund, traded an average of about 869,338 shares per week, according to its fund update as of Sept. 30, 2026.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – October 28, 2026 -- Geico offers the lowest average premium for teen drivers at $153 a month, according to a new Quote.com report on teen car insurance rates. Teens carry higher driving risks than any other age group and pay the highest rates as a result, though discounts and experience can bring those rates down.

Travelers' average is nearly triple Geico's

Quote.com ranked the top 10 insurers for teen drivers by average monthly premium:

Munich – October 28, 2026 -- Diesel now averages 2.289 euros per liter across Germany, more than 20 cents above Super E10 at 2.084 euros, according to current figures from motoring club ADAC.

Petrol gets cheaper while diesel climbs

Compared with the previous week, Super E10 fell by 2.6 cents per liter. Diesel rose by 3.4 cents over the same period. Petrol had already become cheaper the week before, despite rising oil prices.

MINNEAPOLIS – October 28, 2026 -- More than two-thirds of Americans (68%) plan to cut at least one holiday expense this year, with dining out, gifts and travel the most likely to shrink, according to Thrivent's 2026 Holiday Spending Survey.

Rising everyday costs are squeezing holiday budgets

More than half of Americans (52%) expect the economy to affect their holiday spending at least a fair amount. Some 35% say they have already reduced spending on essentials in the past 6-12 months.

Koblenz – October 28, 2026 -- If household income suddenly stops, 51 percent of adults in Germany (excluding retirees) could cover their running costs for three months at most. For 22 percent, the savings would not last even one month. That is the finding of a representative Civey survey commissioned by insurer Debeka.

Hamburg – October 28, 2026 -- Shoppers hunting Black Friday deals can save up to 10 percent on gaming gear, audio products and smartwatches, but some categories cost more than in the month before. That is the result of a price analysis by comparison portal guenstiger.de of last year's Black Friday.

More than two-thirds of the items analyzed were cheaper on the sale day than in October. Across all categories, the average discount was 4 percent.

Frankfurt am Main – October 28, 2026 -- Managers who lose their jobs at 40 or 50 don't have to start from zero, according to career adviser Dr. Hans-Peter Luippold, who says the key is repositioning existing experience for a changed job market.

Companies such as Volkswagen and Bayer have been cutting management positions for months. For executives with 15 or 20 successful years behind them, that can mean a sudden restart.

Leavenworth, Kansas – October 28, 2026 -- Homeowners weighing a home equity loan against a home equity line of credit (HELOC) face one core choice: take the money all at once or draw it as needed. A new HelloNation article compares how each product delivers and repays funds.

Los Angeles – October 28, 2026 -- Lear Capital, a Los Angeles precious metals company, says it has passed $5 billion in lifetime transactions covering gold and silver purchases, sales and IRA rollovers for nearly 150,000 customers since 1997.