passenger got on the wrong flight. one possibility is the passenger cuz ticketed under a code share agreement. that s where one airline puts its name on a flight of another airline and sells tickets. the flight was also coded as a united flight and there s an update. chrissy teigen 29 minutes ago said taking off. please don t be the same menu, please don t be the same menu. all right. retailers found a nice present under the christmas tree this year. strong holiday sales, america spent at a record pace this holiday season and that s good news for retailers after a difficult year overall. mastercard spending poll says it s the biggest percentage gain since 2011 when the economy was still coming back from the great recession. the profitable shopping season has given a lift to traditional retailers.
so did wall street and economy end 2010 on a high note and what can we expect in the new year? here with the answer, two members of the cnn business team. let s start with you, allison. no santa claus rally this year. instead, a quiet week to close out a positive year for the stock market. overall, the dow gained 11% in 2010. the nasdaq jumped nearly 17%. and the broader s&p 500 rose almost 13%. new kram claims for unemployment benefit fell below 400,000 for the first time since july 2008. many are worried that claims will go back up after many temp workers hired for the holidays go back on unemployment. and mastercard s spending poll said that holiday spending rose by more than 5% from 2009. that was helped by more than 15%
move some of the product. now that s the bear scratch. that is a bear scratch. aah! well, even with the storm as a retail drag, holiday shopping results are rolling in and looking pretty good. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange this morning. so you got there this morning, alison. good morning. thank you. yes, i got here and the floor looks more crowded than i m hearing it was yesterday. retail sales numbers coming in and early numbers show the shopping season better than expected. mastercard s spending poll said spending rose 5.5% from last year and possibly the best game seen in five years. here s where the sales wfr up. up in most of the key areas. clothing sales, they led the way. men s wear really had a good time of it. lots of men updating the wardrobes and analysts say that