U.S. retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience 

SHOPPERS CONSIDER purchases in a Costco warehouse Thursday in Thornton, Colo. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that retail sales ticked up 0.1% from July to August, after jumping the most in 18 months the previous month. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate.  Retail sales ticked up 0.1% from July to August, after jumping the most in a year and a half the previous month,

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