NEW YORK — Retail sales in the U.S. rose 1.9% in September, the 5th consecutive month of growth.

Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600-a-week boost in their unemployment checks.

Amazon said June 23 that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.

NEW YORK — Amazon’s sales soared in the first three months of the year, as more homebound people shopped online amid the coronavirus pandemic.