U.S. retail sales rose modestly last month amid solid holiday shopping

SHOPPERS PASS by electric bicycles on display in a Cabela's sporting goods store in  Lone Tree, Colo. Retail sales rose 0.4% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, though down from November's upwardly revised 0.8% gain. /ASSOCIATED PRESS/FILE PHOTO /DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop.  Retail sales rose 0.4% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, though down from November’s upwardly revised 0.8% gain.  The figures suggest that even as many Americans

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