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The National Retail Federation started Cyber Monday in 2005 after recognizing that this thing called e-commerce wasn't going away. The idea quickly caught on, and now every Monday after Thanksgi This Week in Business: Consumer confidence, inflation update, Dollar Tree earnings 11/27/2023 03:10am • Measuring confidence The Conference Board issues its consumer confidence report for November on Tuesday. Analysts expect that American consumers鈥� confidence fell for the fourth straight month amid a squeeze from inflation and high interest rates. Consumer spending accounts for around 70% of U.S. e What to Know About Buying the Worst House in the Best Neighborhood 11/26/2023 07:00pm • Every neighborhood seems to have one: a tired, worn-down house. Perhaps the home is abandoned, with an overgrown yard, a broken window or two, and a sagging front porch in need of paint and TLC. 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While Friday was comparatively light in terms of vehicles on the road 鈥� unless you were headed out to do some shopping, the same cannot be said of what's anticipated this weekend, according to WTOP Traffic Re Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals 11/25/2023 12:03am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their Family lunch, some shopping, a Christmas tree lighting: President Joe Biden's day out in Nantucket 11/24/2023 06:33pm • NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) 鈥� It wasn鈥檛 all work and no play for President Joe Biden on Friday on this picturesque Massachusetts island. 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