Bryant's Sales Slumping
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For the last month, Kobe Bryant's No. 8 Lakers jersey has fallen out of the top 50, according to a Florida market research firm.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell for  the second week in a row, with customers mostly just window  shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. auto sales have been slipping as   domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas   prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,   industry executives and analysts said.
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Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last yearâs levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.
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Consumer spending, the critical bulwark that has kept the country out of a recession, is showing signs of cracking. Retail sales plunged by 0.4 percent last month as consumers battered by a sinking housing market, rising unemployment and the credit crunch, handed retailers their worst Christmas in five years.
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Disappointing sales contribute to a sharp fall in profits at Dr Reddy's, the Indian drug producer listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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U.S. home sales will be a good deal   weaker this year than earlier forecast and prices are likely to   fall below year-ago levels temporarily as buyers stay on the   sidelines, a realtors group said on Thursday.
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Depressed by turmoil in credit markets, existing home sales fell 4.3 percent, pushing activity to the lowest point in five years, the National Association of Realtors said.
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WASHINGTON -- Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in auto purchases, slowed in January to the weakest performance in three months.
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U.S. home sales will be a good deal  weaker this year than earlier thought as potential buyers  remain on the sidelines waiting for better deals, a national  real estate group said on Thursday.
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After a string of strong years, U.S.  auto sales are slowing and an increasing number of forecasts  say sales could fall next year to their lowest in nearly a  decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Monday.
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Retail sales fell more than expected in July and for the first time in over a year as poor weather pushed down clothing sales sharply.
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Analysts say 12 percent decline points to a slowing in demand because of higher interest rates. By Courtney Schlisserman. US sales of new homes fell 12 percent in November, the sharpest decline in more than
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New single-family home sales fell  4.7 percent in December to its lowest rate in nearly 13 years  while the median sales price dropped sharply and the inventory  of unsold homes climbed, according to a government report on  Monday that delivered more grim news for the battered housing  sector.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January &#151; the weakest showing in five months &#151; as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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U.S. auto sales have been slipping as  domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas  prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,  industry executives and analysts said.
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For the year, sales of single-family homes were down by 13 percent, the biggest drop since a 17.7 percent plunge in 1982. The median price for a single-family home dropped to $217,000.