Retail Sales Crashed in December
As the stock market slumped and the government headed into a shutdown, American consumers pulled back on spending in December.

As the stock market slumped and the government headed into a shutdown, American consumers pulled back on spending in December.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketed upward Wednesday in the highest single-day point increase ever and highest percentage raise in nearly a decade.

Sales are up everywhere except gas stations.

Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon touted Friday the economic benefits to the United States of shoppers partaking in “Small Business Saturday.”

Mobs chasing Trump allies out of restaurants may have convinced some Trump supporters to stay at home in September.

Overall retail sales rose 0.8 percent from the prior month, double the consensus economic estimate of 0.4 percent, according to Commerce Department data released Thursday.
