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Fri May 9 2025

 

Betty Lin-Fisher Consumer reporter

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Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money.

When you head to the checkout area at the store, do you make a bee line for the self checkout or the traditional cashier lane?

I usually go to the self checkout unless I have a huge cart full of items. For me, it's convenient and usually faster than standing in a traditional line. I'm probably weird, but there's also something satisfying about hearing that beeping sound when I've scanned something.

But I know others who hate the self checkouts. They ask why they should do the job that someone is being paid to do or they say that they want to give job security to a cashier. Still others don't want anything to do with the technology and enjoy the cashier lanes.

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Andy Poppert, of New Hope, scans his purchases at the self-checkout during a sneak peek of the Target in Doylestown Borough, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

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How will the US-UK trade deal affect your wallet?

President Donald Trump scored his first trade deal on Thursday when he announced an agreement with the United Kingdom. But there are a lot more deals to make with much larger trading U.S. partners such as China, Mexico and Canada, and potentially tougher negotiations, reports Zac Anderson.

Also, what does this trade deal with the U.K. mean for your wallet? Rachel Barber explains.

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