Retail sales see January rebound
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UK retail sales bounced back in January after the worst December in three years, a survey says.
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Retail sales were up 0.3% in January as shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N said on  Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in  January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year.
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Federated Department Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a better-than-expected rise in January sales at stores open at least one fiscal year and raised its quarterly earnings forecast, sending its shares up nearly 4 percent.
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A sharp rise in January home sales and modest price declines indicate that the Massachusetts real estate market may be recovering from its worst slump in more than a decade.
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Retail sales dropped at their sharpest rate in four years in January, despite heavy discounting in many stores.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   said on Saturday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its previous forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Saturday  it still expected a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January  sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its  previous forecast.
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S.  retailers' January sales as consumers snapped up cold weather  clothes that were left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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The Consumer Price Index posted a higher-than-expected gain of 0.4 percent in January, and construction of new homes and apartments rose by 0.8 percent in the month, the government reported.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, hinting that the economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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Retail sales posted a surprising rebound in January following a dismal December, although much of the strength reflected rising gasoline prices. Economists saw the increase as a temporary blip rather than a sustained recovery.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT.N said on  Saturday that preliminary data show sales at U.S. stores open  at least a year rose approximately 2.5 percent in January.
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Confidence among US consumers rose unexpectedly in January, figures show.