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The U.S. Census Bureau reported a second consecutive month of retail sales growth, but a large part of that resulted from higher pump prices for gasoline.
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Pets are an incredibly important part of life, they provide companionship and teach responsibility, but now that it’s 2018 more and more millennials are treating their pets like people. Not only...
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The price of a gallon of regular gasoline has risen above $3.50 in every major city in California. It is a harbinger of things to come for the rest of the nation.
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The idea that oil might reach $80 a barrel was almost out of the question a few months ago. That has changed fairly fast.
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Gas price increases often affect the broader economy as they eat into consumer discretionary spending. A further sharp increase in fuel prices is a new and widespread risk to the current economic...
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The next time you hear about "free pets" being given away, just understand that nothing is really free.
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If any shareholders were hoping that Signet Jewelers was about to mend its recent troubles, then they will feel some extra disappointment on the heels of earnings, guidance and a restructuring.
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Gasoline prices have been uncharacteristically low for the past month, but AAA expects that situation to change as spring arrives. Prices are forecast to spike this spring and remain higher into the...
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What happens when you have rising prices but weaker-than-expected retail sales? This is where more of the stagflation argument comes into play.
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The Census Bureau's advance report on January retail sales came in lower than expected as car sales dipped month over month.
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If the mantra of "nothing lasts forever" is about to repeat itself, then maybe it's time for Lowe's to start retaking some ground from Home Depot.
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It may be the end of January, but key economic reports from December at still coming out. The personal income and outlays report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis is one such report.
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Retailers count on the weeks just after Christmas for a final push by customers to pick through inventory that was not sold over the holidays.
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The 2017 holiday sales season racked up sales nearly 5% higher than last year and saw Americans spend a record number of dollars.
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Holiday spending rose more than expected, "Star Wars: Last Jedi" had another huge box office weekend, and more important headlines.
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