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Your daily horoscope: February 2, 2026

  IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY You can sense that changes are coming and that means you will be ready for them. While everyone else is running around in a panic this year you will be the picture of calm, making you well placed to take advantage of what occurs. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Something you once believed without question won’t look so cut and dried today and you may have to consider the possibility that you got it seriously wrong. But so what? You are human like everyone else – and it’s really no big deal. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): If someone refuses to give you what you want today you will, of course, be angry about it. But further down the line you may look back and recognize they made that decision for your own good. For now though, let them know you are not amused. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): Make an effort to stand outside yourself and see what effect your choices and your actions have on other people. You probably don’t realize that what you do, and even what you sa...
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US holiday retail sales grow 3.1%, down from prior year -Mastercard



US retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, rounding up a majority of the holiday sales for retailers, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard report showed on Tuesday.

The increase is lower than the 3.7% growth Mastercard forecast in September, and has slumped from last year’s 7.6% as higher interest rates and inflation pressured consumer spending. Sales in the apparel and restaurant categories rose 2.4% and 7.8%, respectively, during the holiday shopping period, according to the Mastercard Spending Pulse report, while sales of electronics fell 0.4%.

Ecommerce sales grew at a slower pace of 6.3% from last year’s 10.6% as the popularity of online shopping came off pandemic highs, the report showed.

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