Americans have racked up a trillion dollars in credit card debt. That’s actually okay | CNN Business

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Americans racked up a record amount of credit card debt in 2023, soaring past a trillion dollars. But a mass retrenching in consumer spending — the main driver of the US economy — is unlikely this year, according to economists.

Workers are still commanding robust wage gains, the stock market is on solid footing, attitudes toward

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