Christmas retail sales growth slows even as consumer spending grows

Inflation and high-interest rates reduced holiday spending this year.

Playoffs daily: Round 4 of the Battle of Florida, pivotal Game 5 for Avs-Stars
Can the Bolts tie it up with the Cats? And who will get the upper hand in a Game 5 out west?
Steph and Draymond's 'last ride' comes down to Playoff Jimmy
Ten years after their first title, Curry and Green know Butler is the key to their pursuit of a fifth ring.
‘Career criminal’ arrested in decades-old murder of a Fla. real estate broker based on overlooked fingerpirnt evidence
Jeffrey Taylor, 64, was arrested for the murder of real estate broker Shirley Brant in her office during an attempted robbery in 1986, cops said.
Stanley Cup playoff takeaways as Round 1 heats up: Who is poised to move on -- and why
Winnipeg is reeling, the Panthers are stirring things up and Toronto is looking for a finishing touch -- again.
Wild video shows speedboat flying into the air at 200 mph during attempt to break record
"My heart dropped when I saw that boat get airborne," fellow competitor Jeff Clark said.
Paralympian vanishes after flying to Vegas to watch WrestleMania 41
Samuel Ruddock, 35, never checked out of his hostel April 15 and left some of his belongings behind, his mother, Fran Ruddock, told the Las Vegas...