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Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers in the U.S. rewarded shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday with giveaways and bigger-than expected discounts on a day that...
Mass. lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales...
BOSTON (AP) – A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first...
U.S. inflation gauge ticks higher with price pressures still stubborn
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation's steady decline over the past two years has stalled in...
U.S. economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in...
Federal Reserve officials signal cautious path for rate cuts amid still-high...
WASHINGTON (AP) – With inflation still elevated, Federal Reserve officials expressed caution at their last meeting about cutting interest rates too quickly, adding to uncertainty about...
U.S. consumer confidence ticks higher on better outlook for hiring
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans' outlook on the economy improved modestly in November, lifted by expectations for lower inflation and more hiring.
The Conference Board, a...
Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey...
NEW YORK (AP) – With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with...
Jersey Mike’s sandwich chain is acquired by private equity firm for...
NEW YORK (AP) – Jersey Mike's, the quickly expanding sandwich chain with 12 locations in Rhode Island, is being acquired by asset management giant...
Report finds that America is catching and eating a little less...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The volume and value of America's commercial fishing industry both fell according to newly released federal figures, though members of the industry...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy's...
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