Thursday, April 15, 2021 Roundup: Retail sales soar / Mortgage rates / Big Tech crackdown By Daily Report Staff - April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Spending spree: Armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again. Retail sales surged a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.