Retail Sales Report Lifts Stocks - New York Times →
“Sales of food and retail items rose 0.3 percent last month after falling 0.4 percent in December, according to a survey by the Commerce Department.
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Still, the report was far from glowing. Department store sales fell by 1.1 percent and building materials dropped 1.7 percent, a likely symptom of slowing demand for new homes.”
