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The government will have to forget about interest rates and bond buying for a moment. The proverbial helicopter money drop is going to have to come into play.
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It is rather important to evaluate retail sales when it comes to the broader economy. Somewhere close to 70% of total U.S. gross domestic product is tied to spending at the consumer level.
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Personal income increased more in November than in October, due to gains in employee compensation, farming income and personal interest income.
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Black Friday is the best day of the year to shop for a used car. There are a third more deals available on Black Friday than on an average day.
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Retail sales posted a small gain in October's monthly readings but looked solid on the year-over-year readings.
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With 40 shopping days until Christmas, large retailers have added hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and industry experts have forecast the best holiday sales since the Great Recession.
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Early estimates of consumer spending this holiday season may have been too low, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.
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Despite some economic warning signs, Christmas spending is expected to reach an all-time high this year, a sign that the consumer will continue to bolster the American economy through the end of the...
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Apparently, shoppers do not want to wander around stores looking for items they may want to buy. They also do not want to wander around websites looking for specific items when retailers might make...
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Walmart is launching its first holiday deals on Friday this week. While that may seem a bit early, there's a good reason to start early: the holiday shopping period is much shorter than usual this...
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In a sensitive economy in which growth is slowing enough that recession fears are high, every single economic report is given a very close look.
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Friday's flow of economic data included multiple views on the broad economy, and some data may have an impact on how third-quarter GDP estimates pan out.
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has barnstormed America and gone internationally, and it has become almost every retailer’s nightmare. Amazon is frequently referred to as the Death Star when...
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An unemployment rate near record lows could prove to be a big catalyst for retailers in this upcoming holiday season.
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Not everyone agrees that a recession is imminent, nor that the next recession will be much more than what economists call a "garden variety" recession.
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