Mornings with Maria Interviews

Lack of discounts dampening holiday spending, retail expert says

Strategic Resource Group managing director Burt Flickinger argued that shoppers are noticing that discounts are harder to find this holiday shopping season due to higher inflation and, therefore, “consumers are saving more and spending less.”

Oil analyst: Why California gas prices are setting new records

President of Lipow Oil Associates, Andrew Lipow, explained why California gas prices are hitting new record highs as Americans across the country have been spending more on everything, including filling up their tanks, amid rising inflation.

Moderna says COVID booster, like flu vaccine, could be yearly

Noubar Afeyan, co-founder and chairman of Moderna, discussed a new COVID-19 therapeutic and booster shots during an exclusive interview on Tuesday, noting that there could be a "continuous need for boosting” every year similar “to what we do with the flu vaccine.”