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DETROIT — As the U.S. auto industry shows signs of continued strength, Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reported a nearly 10% increase in its second-quarter sales — notching its best Q2 sales results since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dearborn automaker sold 531,662 vehicles in the United States in the April-to-June period, up from 483,688 in the same period of 2022. It reported that its Ford brand was the best-selling brand in the country in the second quarter, with Blue Oval sales growing 11.2%. Ford truck sales were up 26.2% in the second quarter on sales of the redesigned Super Duty and imp......

Deal-hunting Americans shrugged off sky-high inflation on Black Friday, spending in record-breaking numbers online even as brick-and-mortar stores enjoyed the fading of COVID-19 concerns. Customers spent $14.42 billion between Thanksgiving and Black Friday — up from a combined $14.04 billion initially projected, according to Adobe Analytics. Online holiday season shopping was projected to rack up $210 billion, up from last year’s $205 billion, which was itself a marked increase from 2020′s $188 billion, Adobe Analytics reported. Still, the rise did not keep up with an annual inflation rate tha......