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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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Stolen SUV Used To Smash Into Long Island Business, Then Set On Fire, Police Say Stolen SUV Used To Smash Into Long Island Business, Then Set On Fire, Police Say
Stolen SUV Used To Smash Into Long Island Business, Then Set On Fire, Police Say Police are investigating an incident during which a car was stolen, used during a burglary, and later found on fire on Long Island. According to the Suffolk County Police, the 2017 Lexus was stolen from the driveway of a residence on Suzanne Court in Huntington Station during the overnight hours on Sunday, June 27.  The suspects or suspects backed the vehicle into the glass door of Hobbies, located in Bay Shore at 2054 Sunrise Highway, around 4:10 a.m., police said. The suspect or suspects then entered the store and stole remote control cars and accessories.  The vehicle was fou…

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by Kathy Reakes