Surprise: Despite Bleak Predictions, Retail Sales Climb in January

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:34:40 +0000

Jeff Poor

According to the media and some economists it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Our consumer-driven economy was supposed to show a slowdown in spending not an increase.

That goes to show you can’t believe all the economic forecasts of doom and gloom put out by the media. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, retail sales increased 0.3 percent in January after showing a 0.4 percent unrevised decline in December.

Networks Overlook Dow Jones at Record High, Strong Retail Sales

admin — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:51:32 +0000

Ken Shepherd

The Dow Jones average closed at a record high for the third consecutive trading day and a retails sales report showed strong consumer activity in the month of September. But none of the three broadcast evening news programs reported either development.

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Surprise: Despite Bleak Predictions, Retail Sales Climb in January

Networks Overlook Dow Jones at Record High, Strong Retail Sales