Articles About consumer spending
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May 17, 2013Ford Lincoln: Experiment in China, Win At Home
Ford is examining the habits of luxury shoppers in Shanghai for new methods of customer service...
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May 17, 2013J.C. Penney: Climbing Out of the Abyss or Falling Further?
Chief Executive Myron Ullman told investors that J.C. Penney was emerging from what he called an abyss...
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May 13, 2013Is Consumer Spending Starting off the Second Quarter Strong?
The Commerce Department announced Monday that retail sales edged up last month 0.1 percent...
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May 09, 2013Are Oil and Apparel to Blame for the Wholesale Drop?
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that wholesale inventories rose 0.4 percent in March, which was exactly on-trend...
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May 07, 2013Tuesday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
U.S. stocks were a mixed bag on Tuesday afternoon. The Dow broke above 15,000 for the second time in a week, while the tech sector lagged...
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May 03, 2013Are Falling Factory Orders a Bad Economic Omen?
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell more than forecast in March as the slumping economy weakened demand...
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May 02, 2013Has Best Buy Evaded Europe’s Curse?
Best Buy has decided to exit Europe by selling its 50 percent stake in a mobile-phone venture.
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April 30, 2013Employment Costs: Good for Employers, Bad for Workers
Increasing just 0.3 percent, the employment cost index posted its smallest gain since the third quarter of 2011...
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April 30, 2013
Is the Retail Sector Making Up Lost Ground?
This week, the ICSC-Goldman Store Sales Index and Redbook's measure of retail sales took back some lost territory...
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April 29, 2013
Monday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
Stocks advanced on Monday afternoon, driven by positive housing-market data and news that consumer spending is on the rise...
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April 29, 2013Higher Incomes Are Helping Out the American Consumer
Americans spent more last month and their income grew, an indication that the tax increases implemented at the beginning of the year have not yet held back spending...
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April 26, 2013Friday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
Stocks edged down on Friday afternoon. Here are three stories moving the markets...
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April 26, 2013Is This GDP Growth Surprising?
Economists had forecast that the American economy would speed up and grow at a rate of 3 percent...
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April 24, 2013Wednesday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
U.S. stock futures edged up on Wednesday morning. Here are three stories for investors to keep an eye on...
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April 05, 2013Will More Consumer Debt Fix the U.S. Economy?
In February, consumer credit -- a measure of lending that excludes home mortgages -- rose by $18.14 billion...
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