US retail sales drop unexpectedly
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Business & money: Figures show sharpest fall for almost two years as trouble in the US housing market starts to spread and weigh down on consumer spending.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US electronics chain, on Monday reported a surprise 4.3 percent drop in quarterly sales at stores open at least
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From discounters to upmarket department stores, many US retailers have reported lacklustre sales for September. Although the hurricanes which battered much of the east coast of the US during the month were
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US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpectedly despite growing economic worries.
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Retail sales in June posted their biggest drop in nearly two years, according to government data on Friday, indicating the housing slump and soaring gasoline costs are depressing consumer spending.
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Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said yesterday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
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New orders at US factories fell unexpectedly in August after a sharp drop in demand for civilian aircraft, government data showed on Monday.
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Stock index futures fell further on Friday after data showed retail sales, excluding autos, unexpectedly declined last month.
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U.S. retail sales posted their biggest monthly decline in nearly two years during June, according to government data issued on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring gasoline prices are depressing consumer spending.
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Weak US retail sales figures spark debate about whether the Federal Reserve could cut rates in June.
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The retailer's same-store sales decline.
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Treasury debt prices eased on Friday  as a startling jump in U.S. retail sales sparked concerns the  Federal Reserve would continue to raise interest rates steadily  into next year.
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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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Wall Street's momentum turned negative over the past week as concerns mount about a US economic slowdown and retail sales ahead of the Christmas shopping season, analysts said.
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The dollar has slipped back against major rivals on the eve of key US inflation and industrial data, and following stronger-than-expected US retail sales.
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US retailers on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut into back-to-school spending.
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Jitters over a slowing US economy intensified yesterday with the release of weaker-than-expected retail sales figures for August, further raising expectations that the Federal Reserve board will cut interest rates next week for the first time in four years.