Retail sales flat but Fed positive on growth
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January retail sales were unexpectedly flat as motor vehicle, gasoline and electronics sales fell sharply in the post-holiday season after a December that was stronger than originally indicated, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
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Retailers reported a modest gain in May sales yesterday, easing some analysts' concerns about consumer spending after April's drop.
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The U.S. economy showed signs of  strength with the release of stronger-than-expected retail  sales data on Monday that helped cement views the Federal  Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
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U.S. retail sales rose by 0.2  percent in October, the Commerce Department said on Friday,  matching expectations after a sharp drop in auto sales was  offset by solid growth in other areas.
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U.S. stocks opened little changed on  Friday, after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed  the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after data showed consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November, boosting optimism that economic growth is neither too fast nor too slow.
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U.S. consumer prices and costs   excluding food and energy both rose a modest 0.2 percent last   month, the government said on Friday in a report that could   reassure the Federal Reserve that inflation pressures are   easing.
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A slowdown in the United States' housing market may have knocked as much as one percentage point off annual growth, but does not seem to have affected consumer demand much, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
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Retail sales in the United States increased by a modest 0.1 percent in November following a revised gain of 0.8 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported on Monday.
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Stocks were nearly unchanged on Friday  after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S.  economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace, but another report  showed Midwestern business activity expanding in October.
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US stocks finished flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a fourth time this year and indicated it would keep its moderate campaign of tightening
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Consumers may not notice for another month, but the Federal Reserve yesterday concluded that the that the economy &quot;appears to have regained some traction&quot; and raised its key
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U.S. stock index futures rallied, pointing to a sharply higher market open on Friday, after data showed consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November, boosting optimism that economic growth is neither too fast nor too slow.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a  stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to  excite Wall Street and oil prices held near $50 a barrel.
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Major U.S. retailers reported modest gains in November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job market kept buying in check.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday,   with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before   Friday's jobs report and as retailers posted mixed sales.
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Consumer prices rose modestly in  December while industrial production was flat, leaving the door  open for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates later this  month to shore up an economy that some fear is on the verge of  a recession.