BIG YEAR, ACTUALLY, FOR THE MARKETS. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT AN EARLY LOOK AT A HOLIDAY SALES NUMBERS, AND THEY ARE A BIT OF A LETDOWN, JUST A BIT. MASTERCARD REPORTING RETAIL SALES OVERALL ROSE JUST 3.1% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WELL BELOW THE PREDICTED 3.7% AND LESS THAN HALF OF LAST YEAR’S 7. 6% […]