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• Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty

  November 29, 2025 2:02 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year's holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking... more »

• What's open and closed on Memorial Day?

  May 25, 2025 1:19 PM

  In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America's fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses increasingly have chosen to stay open, leading to what is now one of the biggest retail sales and... more »