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Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns
Retail Spending Slips As Inflation Climbs In January, Adding To Economic Concerns After a solid holiday season, US retail sales took a surprising step back to start 2025, snapping a streak of growth and fueling worries about the economy. Retail and food services sales fell 0.9 percent in January, according to Census Bureau data released on Friday, Feb. 14. The decline reversed the trend from December 2024's revised increase of 0.7 percent, signaling that consumers may be feeling the squeeze from rising prices. Economists had predicted only a slight decline, with Dow Jones estimating a 0.2 percent drop, NBC News reported. The sales totals were seasonally adjusted but…

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by Chris Spiker
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Revealing Clothes, Offensive Tattoos May Now Get You Kicked Off This Airline's Flights Revealing Clothes, Offensive Tattoos May Now Get You Kicked Off This Airline's Flights
Revealing Clothes, Offensive Tattoos May Now Get You Kicked Off This Airline's Flights Travelers on Spirit Airlines may not be allowed on flights with offensive clothing or tattoos, according to a new policy. Spirit made the change in its Contract of Carriage, which was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The new rules allow the airline to deny boarding or remove passengers whose attire or body art is deemed "lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature." The changes, outlined in section 4.3 of the contract, could prevent a flyer from boarding or forcing that person to leave a plane for not following the policy. Passengers removed for violating these rules will not be elig…

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by Chris Spiker
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Tax Free Week Starts In Maryland For Qualifying Items Under $100 Tax Free Week Starts In Maryland For Qualifying Items Under $100
Tax Free Week Starts In Maryland For Qualifying Items Under $100 Grab your bags, it's time to go shopping! From Sunday, Aug. 14 through Sunday, Aug. 21, Maryland shoppers can enjoy tax-free purchases for qualifying clothing and footwear priced $100 or less and the first $40 of backpack purchases, right in time for back-to-school shopping. Qualifying purchases include items intended for everyday wear, such as shoes, shirts, and pants priced under $100 each.  Accessories, even if under $100, are not exempt, as well as clothing designed for protective use such as football pads. A vendor may also absorb all or any part of the sales tax on a retai…

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by Annie DeVoe