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WashingtonPost Business, 03.09.10 09:41 UTC

Retail sales, home contracts rise modestly

Americans have not lost their will to spend, according to a modest and surprising bump in retail sales last month and the number of contracts signed by home buyers in July. Retailers reported that ...


Seattle Times, 02.09.10 23:45 UTC

Retail sales take upward turn in August

After a difficult month that raised fears that the economy could plunge into another recession, the nation's retailers offered a ...


Huffington Post, 02.09.10 17:12 UTC

The Stock Market Rally Versus the World's Economic Fundamentals

What passes for business reporting in the United States is too often a series of breathless reports about the stock market. When the Dow rises precipitously, as it did today (Wednesday), the business ...


San Francisco Chronicle, 02.09.10 15:07 UTC

Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains

Symbol Lookup (09-02) 07:24 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- American shoppers, taking advantage of deep discounts and tax-free holidays, opened up their wallets a little more for back-to-school spending, ...


Seattle Times, 02.09.10 12:58 UTC

Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains

The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying.


Forbes, 02.09.10 10:04 UTC

V-Shaped Dreams Evaporate

The U.S. must brace itself for a long period of below-potential growth.


Herald Sun, 31.08.10 07:58 UTC

Australian dollar lower despite positive local data

THE Australian dollar closed weaker after a risk averse mood gripped world markets and dampened the effects of largely positive local data.


The Australian, 31.08.10 02:52 UTC

Australia's current account deficit lowest since 1989

THE current account deficit in the second quarter was the lowest since 1989, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today.


Herald Sun, 31.08.10 02:30 UTC

Strong data increases rate hike chance

STRONGER than expected retail trade and building approvals figures have "blitzed expectations" and make a rate hike by the end of the year all but certain, economists say.


Herald Sun, 31.08.10 02:09 UTC

Retail trade up 0.7 per cent in July

RETAIL trade at current prices rose 0.7 per cent in July to a seasonally adjusted $20.4 billion, from an upwardly revised $20.250 billion in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said.


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