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  "id": 14994188,
  "title": "Halloween without candy? What shoppers are cutting from budgets this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/halloween-without-candy-what-shoppers-are-cutting-from-budgets-this",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retail Dive",
    "slug": "retail-dive",
    "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/halloween-without-candy-holiday-shoppers-cutting-budgets/833212/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly two-thirds of shoppers plan to skip some purchases this year, including staple items like costumes and candy, a new LendingTree survey finds.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}