Consumers snap shut their wallets.

I'm Nancy Marshall Genser with the Marketplace Minute.

The Commerce Department says retail sales last month rose just a tenth of a percent less than expected. The number was even lower if car

sales were excluded, April's numbers were revised down. This is a sign of a

cooling economy, something the Federal Reserve is looking for as it decides whether to cut interest

rates. Today on Fox Business, New York Fed President John Williams said the economy is moving

in the right direction. Yet another Boeing whistleblower, Sam Mohawk is a quality assurance inspector at a Boeing Max Plant.

According to multiple reports, Mohawk alleges Boeing lost track of some defective or improperly documented parts, and some may have ended up in new

planes. Boeing says it's reviewing the claims.

And a new poll shows about half of Americans say it's extremely or very important for the government to provide debt relief for

medical bills, their support across party lines if fraud was involved.

I'm Nancy Marshall Genser with the Marketplace Minute.