Thursday, June 13, 2013

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Retail Sales in US Increased More Than Forecast in May
Bloomberg
Sales (RSTAMOM) at U.S. retailers rose more than forecast in May, and firings waned last week, indicating consumers will help propel the world's largest economy past a second-quarter slowdown. Purchases climbed 0.6 percent, the biggest gain in three ...
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Retail sales, jobs lift US stocks
TVNZ
Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% last month after a 0.1% gain in April, data from the Commerce Department showed. Polls by Bloomberg News and Reuters had called for a 0.4% increase. The latest better-than-expected jobs data also helped.
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Retail sales, jobs data show underlying economic strength
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time applications for jobless benefits fell last week, showing signs of resilience in the economy despite belt-tightening in Washington. "There is an emerging positive story ...
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What Retail Is Learning From The NSA
Forbes
What does this have to do with retail? Retailers are actually looking for the inverse. Most retailers want to find large groups of people who fit certain patterns so they can target them with high conversion rate offers. Most of us are familiar with ...
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GCC retail market to reach $221bn by 2015
Oman Daily Observer
By A Staff Reporter — MUSCAT — The retail market in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region is expected to reach a value of $221 billion by 2015, registering an annualised growth of 7.9 per cent for the period 2012-2015, the Kuwait Financial ...
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US retail sales show underlying eco strength
Pakistan Daily Times
Share | |. US retail sales show underlying eco strength. WASHINGTON: Retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time applications for jobless benefits fell last week, showing signs of resilience in the economy despite belt-tightening in ...
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US retail sales in May beat expectations
Financial Times
US retail sales rose more than expected in May as households bought more cars and other consumer goods, while separate data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits declined last week, both indicating resilience in the ...
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Retail Sales Beat Expectations in May
Fox Business
U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May as households stepped up purchases of automobiles and bought other goods, suggesting the economy was squeezing out of a recent soft patch. The Commerce Department said on Thursday retail sales ...
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Retail sales top forecasts on strong auto sales
USA TODAY
Powered by consumers' car purchases, retail sales jumped 0.6% in May, a number that beat Wall Street forecasts. But a slightly below-forecast performance for retailers other than auto dealers may rekindle fears that consumer spending is slowing after ...
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Retail ETFs Holding Near Highs After Sales Data Offers Encouragement
ETF Database
The U.S. Census Bureau report from this morning showed an uptick in retail sales growth over the past month, helping to add fundamental fuel to the ongoing rally on Wall Street. May retail sales totaled roughly $421.1 billion, marking a 0.6% increase ...
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Retail Sales Points to Downshift by US Consumers
Business Insider
Auto sales rose 1.8% in May, according to the retail sales report. This is the strongest of the year. We note that auto incentives jumped to 8% of market value in May, according to Edmunds, which is tantamount to about $2500 a vehicle, the most in ...
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US retail sales beat forecasts in May
BBC News
US retail sales rose more than expected last month, helped by a jump in car sales, government data has shown. Retail sales increased by 0.6% in May from April, the Commerce Department said. Analysts had forecast a rise of about 0.4%. Car sales rose by ...
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Retail sales jump almost 5 percent nationally
Boston Herald
Retail sales climbed almost 5 percent last month on improved consumer confidence and spending, according to the National Retail Federation. May retail sales — excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants — rose 4.8 percent from the same month ...
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US retail sales pick up in May
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: US retail sales picked up in May, boosted by auto sales, government data showed on Thursday. Retail sales in May rose 0.6 percent to $421.1 billion, far stronger than April's 0.1 percent increase, the Commerce Department reported. Car and ...
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US retail sales jump 0.6% in May, autos lead
MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. retail sales rose in May at the fastest rate in three months, led by higher demand for autos, building materials and groceries. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% last month, or by 0.3% excluding the auto ...
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TABLE-US May retail sales rise 0.6 pct
Reuters
June 13 (Reuters) - Commerce Department seasonally adjusted data on U.S. retail sales. Percent Changes: May Apr Rev From May13/12 Retail Sales 0.6 0.1 0.1 4.3 Excluding Autos 0.3 0.0 -0.2 3.4 Motor vehicles/parts 1.8 0.7 1.6 8.5 Auto/other motor veh.
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Employment and Retail Sales Improved in May
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Economists were encouraged by reports on Thursday that applications last week for unemployment benefits fell and that retail sales rose 0.6 percent in May from April. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped ...
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National Retail Properties, Inc. (NNN): Hedge Funds and Insiders Are Bearish ...
Insider Monkey (blog)
Is National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NNN) a bargain? Hedge funds are selling. The number of bullish hedge fund positions stayed the same which is a slightly negative development in our experience. National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NNN) ...
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US retail sales jump in May fueled by auto sales
89.3 KPCC
Tim Boyle/Getty Images. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that Americans stepped up spending at retail businesses in May at the best pace in three months, fueled by more car purchases.
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WRAPUP 2-US retail sales, jobs data show underlying economic strength
Reuters
Retail sales rise 0.6 percent in May * Core retail sales advance 0.3 percent * Weekly jobless claims fall to 334,000 * Data show economy regaining some strength By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose more than expected ...
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