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Retail Sales Fall as Consumers Stick to Essentials
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—U.S. retail sales fell the most in nine months, a sign that consumers may be more hesitant to buy nonessential items as higher taxes and government spending cuts take hold. Producer prices slipped in March as energy prices sank. Retail and ...
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Retail sales, banks drag Wall Street lower
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street declined on Friday, pulling back from record levels set a day earlier, after retail sales unexpectedly dropped last month and as results from major banks failed to impress investors. Data showed retail sales fell 0.4 ...
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FOREX-Dollar slips against yen after US retail sales
Reuters
Dollar, euro fall from multi-year highs versus yen * U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fall in March, hits dollar * Yen heads for weekly losses, weakness trend intact By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - The dollar declined from a four-year peak ...
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US retail sales drop keeps markets in check
Khaleej Times
LONDON — Disappointing US retail sales figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main US stock indexes strike a series of all-time closing highs. The Commerce Department reported that retail sales in the U.S. fell 0.4 ...
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Retail inflation eases in March; factory output slows in February
Livemint
New Delhi: India's factory output slowed to 0.6% in February from 2.4% in January, signalling that economic recovery has yet to take firm root. Retail inflation, however, moderated in March for the first time in four months, though it remained in ...
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Oil Falls to One-Month Low on Retail Sales
Bloomberg
West Texas Intermediate crude tumbled to a one-month low after U.S. retail sales and consumer confidence declined, signaling lower fuel demand. Futures dropped as much 3.5 percent as Commerce Department figures showed that sales slipped 0.4 percent ...
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Retail sales point to flagging economic momentum
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales contracted in March for the second time in three months and consumer confidence tumbled in April, a sign that tax hikes early this year have stolen momentum from the American economy. Retail sales fell 0.4 ...
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Retail sales, wholesale prices fall in March
Access North Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. retail sales fell in March from February by the most in nine months, indicating higher taxes and weak hiring have made consumers more cautious about spending. Wholesale prices also declined. The Commerce Department says ...
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Retail Outlook: Who's Taking JC Penney's Customers?
Bloomberg
Statistics Report. Published on Apr 12, 2013. April 12 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Exstein, Retail Analyst at Credit Suisse, discusses the cold weather that may affect retail sales. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source ...
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Retail sales data douses equity rally, dollar falls vs yen
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity markets fell and the dollar retreated from a four-year peak against the yen on Friday after a dour reading of consumer sentiment and a drop in retail sales in March pointed to a weak U.S. economy with muted prospects ...
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Canadian Dollar Falls as Renewed Focus on Europe Sours Sentiment
Bloomberg
The currency pared a weekly gain against the greenback as retail sales in the U.S., Canada's largest trading partner, fell 0.4 percent in March after a 1.1 percent gain the month before. Cyprus was forced to deny it required additional European aid and ...
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Stocks rise for fourth day straight, led by retail
Christian Science Monitor
Stocks rose for the fourth day in a row on Wall Street Thursday as US retailers surged on better sales reports. A surprising drop in claims for unemployment benefits last week has also helped stocks. By Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer / April 11 ...
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Christian Science Monitor
How LIC, some retail investors made a smart exit at the right time
Hindu Business Line
It seems domestic insurance behemoth LIC and retail investors have turned savvy when it comes to investment in Infosys. When the stock price zoomed last quarter, they booked profits. Had LIC held on to those shares, its wealth would have been eroded by ...
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Hindu Business Line
S&P 500 Drops From Record, Treasuries Gain on Retail Data
Bloomberg
Metals and energy plunged, with commodities poised for the worst drop since November, as U.S. retail sales and consumer confidence unexpectedly fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SXXP) retreated from a record, led by banks after Wells Fargo & Co.
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TSX heads sharply lower amid falling commodity prices, weak US retail data
Edmonton Journal
U.S. indexes were lower amid earnings disappointments from banks and a reading on March retail sales that missed expectations. The Dow Jones industrials lost 46.69 points to 14,818.45 as U.S. retail sales for March were down 0.4 per cent. Economists ...
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Edmonton Journal
Retail sales turn mushy, tax hikes blamed
Philly.com (blog)
Retail sales softened in March and the cut backs were broad based. Yes, there was a large fall off in gasoline purchases that was due to a pretty sharp drop in prices. But demand for vehicles, sporting goods, health care products, general merchandise, ...
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Philly.com (blog)
U.S. stocks drop on retail sales, J.P. Morgan
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday, putting a streak of record-setting gains in jeopardy, after a report showed a surprising steep drop in retail sales last month, sparking worries that consumers are starting to buckle.
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US Stocks Drop as Retail Sales Fall, Banks Decline
Businessweek
The 0.4 percent decrease in U.S. retail sales, the biggest since June, followed a 1 percent gain in February, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 85 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for an unchanged ...
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Dixons Retail Receives Buy Rating from Cantor Fitzgerald (DXNS)
Mideast Time
Dixons Retail logo Dixons Retail (LON: DXNS)'s stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, StockRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have a $0.54 (35 GBX) price ...
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Treasuries Gain as Stalling Growth Supports Fed's Asset Buying
Businessweek
Treasuries gained for a second day after retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in March by the most in nine months, adding to speculation the Federal Reserve won't end its monetary stimulus anytime soon. Benchmark 10-year yields fell the most in a ...
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March retail spending remained dormant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Macy's shopper carrying a bag bearing the retailer's distinctive star logo walks past a J.C. Penney store Thursday in New York. A chill in the air prompted many consumers to limit their shopping in March, the International Council of Shopping Centers ...
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German Bonds Little Changed Before Euro-Area Factory Output Data
Bloomberg
German 10-year government bonds rose, paring their first weekly drop in five, as European finance ministers struggled to get consensus on Cyprus's bailout and a drop in U.S. retail sales boosted demand for safer assets. Benchmark bund yields fell by ...
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Should We Care About Weak Retail Sales? - Real Time Insight
NASDAQ
Retail sales fell 0.4 percent during the month, below analysts' expectations for no change, cored retail sales fell 0.4% as well versus expectations for -0.1%. Last month retail sales only showed a 0.5% rise, which was less than half of the 1.1 ...
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