Retail Sales Down; Trade Gap Larger
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the most comprehensive gauge of the U.S. international  trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in  December as oil import prices had the biggest decline in nearly  14 years, while first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to  the lowest level in more than 4 years.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing retail sales and oil prices that threatened to top $53 per barrel sent stocks lower Thursday as investors worried that rising energy costs could further hamper consumer spending.    Investors saw the slow retail sales in September as a sign of continued lack of consumer confidence; high gas prices and worries about jobs left sales sluggish in what is usually a robust month for shoppers...
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The US trade gap narrowed to a four-month low in July helped by car and food sales, official data shows.
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The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in U.S. exports, the government reported Thursday. America's trade gap with China hit an all-time high as retailers stocked up on cell phones, toys and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales.
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Stocks opened lower on Thursday after major retailers reported anemic sales growth in December, adding to worries about the economy.
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The US trade deficit fell to 50.15 billion dollars in July, 4.87 billion dollars down from the previous month, as imports declined for the first time in almost ayear, the US Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Retail stocks fell on Wednesday as a  lackluster holiday shopping season and shrinking U.S. factory  production stoked fears of a recession, analysts said.
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The U.S. holiday shopping season got  off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer  confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to  three retail indices released on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell in the latest week as unseasonable weather caused sales to slow a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.
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U.S. government bond prices briefly extended losses on Friday after a narrower-than-expected trade gap suggested to traders that economic growth in the second half may improve.
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Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Stocks opened lower on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.
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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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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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The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously stated, as it struggled under an increasing trade deficit and a slowdown in consumer spending, the Commerce Department said Friday.