Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in east Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount. U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans…