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Retail Sales

• Economy Improves, But Retail Sales Show Weakness

  The Federal Reserve upgraded the U.S. economy's performance by a notch this week, but an unexpected decline in retail sales showed that consumers are still wary of opening their wallets to power a more sustainable recovery. The Fed said in a statement that "economic activity is leveling out,"...

  Blog posts | Aug 13, 2009

• The Economy is Scraping Along the Bottom

  Many economic analysts took comfort this week from the fact that initial jobless claims were down, but there was also a lot of evidence that we're still scraping along. Sure, it's good to know we actually have hit bottom - for a time in January the economy was in freefall --  but it's too soon...

  Blog posts | Aug 6, 2009

• More Good News: Consumer Confidence, Retail Sales and the TED Spread

  Many of you may be surprised to learn that when the unemployment rate is up, stocks actually do quite well. Here's why. by Larry Swedroe

  Blog posts | Jun 19, 2009

• Retailers Struggle as Discount Strategies Fail

  With sales abundant in most stores, consumers are reaping the benefits of the recession. As Michelle Miller reports, retailers may not be able to sustain discounts for long.

  Videos | Mar 15, 2009

• Retail Sales Prove Meredith Whitney's Caution

  April retail sales were worse than expected, calling into question whether the American consumer is ready to come out of hiding just yet. It's hard to argue with the rationale: until the economy improves, why spend like it's 2005? The New York Times' Catherine Rampell announced that the Age of...

  Blog posts | May 13, 2009

• Disappointing Retail Sales Hit Wall Street Hard

  The Dow plunged 184 points and the Nasdaq dropped 51 on news that sales dropped by four-tenths of a percent in April. The latest numbers on foreclosure activity didn't help either.

  Videos | May 13, 2009