US Retail Sales Stall in December

IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE BACKDROP FROM THE CONSUMER. JONATHAN: THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, "IN MANY WAYS WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS AND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SHOULD BE TELLING FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2026." CHRISTINA, JOINS US FOR MORE, THAT WAS NOT AT -- THAT WAS NOT A NICE DATA POINT ON RETAIL SALES. KRISTINA: THE DATA REMAINS NOISY AND WE KNOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO BALANCE THE INFLATION AND A LABOR MARKET BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A BIFURCATION OF THE CONSUMER.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE K-SHAPED RECOVERY. WE KNOW THAT TH ...