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| | | ... off to a shaky start Monday but figures from banking giant JPMorgan Chase steadied nerves and helped offset a flat retail sales report. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.77 percent to 6,010.44 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 rose ... |
| | | | ... No 1 oil exporter. The earthquake and oil protests largely overshadowed a report from the Commerce Department that retail sales rose one per cent in February, the biggest gain in four months and more than the 0.8 per cent analysts had expected. Shoppers ... |
| | | | ... discernible. But the lift in savings levels is having economic impacts with reduced lending activity and continuing falls in retail sales. The Dun and Bradstreet survey of business sales expectations is now at its lowest level in 19 months. The change ... |
| | | | ... climbed 191.40 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 12,258.20 points as new data showed steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector; and oil prices eased. National turnover at 1215 AEDT was 1.86 billion shares worth $2.28 ... |
| | | | ... points. NEW YORK - US stocks soared on Thursday sparked by new data showing steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector, and as oil prices eased slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 191.40 points ... |
| | | | ... quarter. The median market forecast was for a deficit of $7 billion in the December quarter. The ABS also released retail sales data, which showed spending had increased 0.4 per cent in January, 0.1 per cent better than the market was expecting. The ... |
| | | | ... 12 months or so "Given the strength of this trend we are upgrading our full-year growth targets to 50 per cent for retail sales and approximately 10 per cent for retail net book growth," said Stevens. Expanding its product focus, Challenger has created ... |
| | | | ... Labor Department said import prices rose more than expected in January on the back of surging oil costs. However retail sales, a key indicator of the consumer spending that drives two-thirds of the economy, slowed to a weaker-than-expected 0.3 per cent ... |
| | | | ... weights. Even in America, higher prices are being blamed for retail spending coming in lower than expected. January retail sales increased by 0.3 per cent against expectations for a 0.5 per cent increase after a 0.5 per cent gain in the previous month. ... |
| | | | ... to 5,019.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks fell in afternoon trading after the government reported surprisingly weak retail sales figures. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose for the seventh straight month in January, but the increase was the ... |
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