The holiday

2023 - 12 - 26

How To Make Your Holiday Party Merrier (Forbes)

Among the many joys of holiday parties is meeting and greeting old and new friends and engaging them in stimulating conversations.

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Opinion | On Christmas, It's OK to Argue (The New York Times)

Coyle and Jerry were the two cousins closest to me in age on my father's side of the family. We grew up together, taking turns spending the night at one ...

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Call the Midwife | Holiday Special 2023 | Season 13 | Episode 1 | PBS (PBS)

Two weeks before Christmas, delicate situations cause uncertainty for the midwives. With the upcoming Apollo 8 launch and the festivity preparations starting, a ...

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The Best Time of the Year Isn't a Season or a Holiday. It's a Week of ... (Slate Magazine)

The week between Christmas and New Year's is a uniquely debauched time that deserves some commemoration. By Luke Winkie. Dec 26, 20235:45 AM.

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Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds, delays thousands of holiday ... (Fortune)

Just 2% of the airline's flights were canceled Monday, though 16% were delayed, which is 693 flights total, according to FlightAware.

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Fog at Chicago's Midway Airport Scuttles Southwest Holiday Flights (The Wall Street Journal)

The airline scrubbed flights throughout Christmas weekend as it deployed a new strategy to deal with weather-related fallout.

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Holiday Spending Increased, Defying Fears of a Decline (The New York Times)

While the pace of growth slowed, spending stayed strong because of robust job growth and strong wage gains.

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US holiday retail sales grow 3.1%, down from prior year -Mastercard (Reuters)

U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard report showed ...

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. retail sales grew +3.1% this ... (Mastercard)

According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive increased +3.1% year-over-year this holiday season, ...

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Shoppers Kept Spending This Holiday Season (The Wall Street Journal)

Online retail sales increased 6.3% year over year, while in-stores sales rose 2.2%, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which excludes automobile purchases ...

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Holiday air travel goes smoothly for most (KWCH)

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - ...

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Holiday sales rose in U.S. during despite some financial anxiety and ... (PBS NewsHour)

“This holiday season, the consumer showed up, spending in a deliberate manner” said Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist, Mastercard Economics Institute. “The ...

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Holiday spending grew, erasing worries of a downturn (ABC News)

The decline of pandemic-era savings raised concern about end-of-year shopping.

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U.S. Holiday Retail Sales Rose 3.1%—Falling Behind Expectations (Forbes)

Early retail sales allowed consumers time to find deals, but spending failed to meet expectations from September.

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Meghan Trainor, Cher & Chloe Debut Holiday Hits on Hot 100 (Billboard)

Trainor's “Jingle Bells” joins Frank Sinatra's, Cher returns after 21 years and Chloe makes “Winter Wonderland” a Hot 100 hit for the first time.

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Holiday Spending Up in US, Despite Financial Anxiety, Higher Costs (Voice of America)

Sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.1%, a slower pace than the 7.6% increase from a year earlier, according to one ...

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Renovations underway at Miami International Airport during holiday ... (NBC 6 South Florida)

As travelers navigate through Miami International Airport during one of the busiest times of the year, many are finding elevators, escalators, ...

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Robust holiday shopping sends economy soaring into 2024 (The Washington Post)

On Tuesday, fresh retail sales data from Mastercard showed that consumers spent big on gifts, meals and apparel in November and December despite inflation's ...

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