(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday, ahead of a key inflation reading and commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers later in the week, while retailers were in focus as holiday shopping picked up steam with Cyber Monday deals. Wall Street ended the Thanksgiving week on a positive note, with the major indexes notching up their fourth consecutive week of gains on growing optimism that the Federal Reserve was likely done hiking interest rates. "Usually after Thanksgiving, you tend to get some profit taking because the volumes are low," said Axel Rudolph, senior market analyst at IG Group.
Consumers spent a record $9.8 billion online on Black Friday, defying predictions of financial uncertainty and increased belt-tightening, according to data from Adobe Analytics.
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Nearly 3 million holiday travelers flowed through the nation's airports on Sunday, breaking a single-day record, the Transportation Security Administration reported.