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...announced it's slashing 2,000 more jobs, bringing this year's total job cuts to 32,000. That same day, retail sales reports were mixed, giving investors little reason to hope that weak consumer spending is improving. But the market also...
...Federated Department Stores Inc., had lackluster sales. On Wall Street, stocks sagged, pulled lower by the retail sales report. The Dow Jones industrial average was off 85 points and the Nasdaq index was down 27 in morning trading. With...
...kept buying, and they have been the main force keeping the economy going so far this year. On Wall Street, the retail sales report gave stocks a lift. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 66 points and the Nasdaq was up 20 in the first half...
...made online. The Commerce statistic does not include sales from online travel services, financial services and ticket sales for things like music concerts. These items are also excluded from the department's monthly retail sales report.
...reported Wednesday. Much of the strength in the October retail sales report came from a record 26.4 percent increase in car...a rebound next year. On Wall Street, the strong retail sales report lifted stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average...
...video-game retailers. The warning from the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, which came amid tepid retail sales reports for July, fueled fears that consumers who helped lift the economy last holiday season with an electronics shopping...