Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
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December 1, 2025

Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty

By By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer 

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.

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