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Today's Retail Sales Report was a Farce

Don't be fooled by today's reported +1.4% increase in Retail Sales, and how it was a "surprise" and "more than the expected" +0...
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Classy customer service: An oxymoron?

Chanel. Hermes. Dior. For the first time, I joined my daughter, who recently moved her business operation to the Los Angeles area, in walking up...
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A tale of two indicators: inflation rising and consumer confidence falling

The markets are trading in positive territory on October 14th due to a better than expected retail sales report. Higher sales in automobiles,...
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Consumers power rise in retail sales

Retail sales in February increased 1.0% (see Charts), the eighth consecutive monthly rise and matching the estimate offered by Bloomberg of 1.0%...
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Retail sales post seventh straight rise

The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that advance retail sales grew by 0.3% in January, the seventh consecutive increase, but the rise last...
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Retail sales numbers for the Christmas season come in lower than expected

Weather and the economy were key factors for the lowered sales numbers by retailers in December and through the end of the holiday season. However,...
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Northeast winter storms and new China policy set to put damper on Santa Rally

  • Santa Rally
  • December 27, 2010
Each year on the earliest Monday after Christmas, investors look to the markets for a traditional 'Santa Rally' to carry us through to the...
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Retail sales continue to move higher

Retail sales in September rose 0.6%, topping the forecast offered up by Bloomberg of 0.4% and just below August's upwardly revised increase of...
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Rising retail sales diminish double-dip recession chatter

Despite the many uncertainties facing consumers these days, consumer confidence appears to be slowly perking back up, according to the latest...
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Consumers defy expectations and boost spending by fastest pace since March

The faltering economic recovery received a modest shot in the arm last month as consumer spending increased by 0.4%, the best reading since March....
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