Americans’ median incomes have recovered the ground lost since the beginning of the Great Recession – and it only took 8 years.

Orders for long-lasting factory goods were flat in November and a key measure of business investment fell in the latest sign of weak demand in the U.S. manufacturing sector.

The stampede of shoppers to the Web grew more thunderous during the final days before Christmas, testing the limits of delivery services and pushing retail chains into deeper, longer promotions than their e-commerce rivals.

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