Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
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 a 9. 1% jump from last year. Traffic particularly piled up between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. local time nationwide, when $12. 5 million passed through online shopping...
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- Kilauea displays lava fountains for the 37th time since its eruption began last year
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