Posts Tagged ‘retail’
Stocks edge higher on retail spending gains (AP)
AP – A day of broad swings in the stock market ended with modest gains Tuesday as investors balanced strong U.S. retail sales with Europe’s lingering debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17 points.
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Growth of New York’s national retail chain stores has slowed
A new study found that the number of stores belonging to national chain retailers only increased by 1.6%, down from 4% growth last year
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Retail sales rose strongly in September on autos (AP)
AP – U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.
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Retail sales rose 0.5 percent in July (AP)
AP – Consumers spent more on autos, furniture, clothing and gas in July, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in four months. The gain signaled that Americans are a little more confident in the economy and could helped dispel fears that the country is headed for another recession.
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Retail sales fell for first time in nearly a year (AP)
AP – Americans bought fewer cars in May, pulling retail sales down for the first time in nearly a year.
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Consumers buy more retail goods in March (AP)
AP – Consumers spent more in March on furniture, electronics and at restaurants, but also paid more for gas.
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