Shorter BLS: "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 % in November before seasonal adjustment....
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The initial read on Retail sales was pretty good: The Commerce Department said Retail sales increased by 1.2% over October 2006 2007, and...
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Forget forecasting: You can’t even begin to think about the Future if you don’t understand the Present. Case in point:...
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Following Friday’s buying stampede — in both stores and equity markets — there will be a tendency to discount the bad...
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One of the things that any student of psychology can tell you is that what we intend to do and what we actually do are often miles apart....
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This one sent coffee out my nose: Consumers in a Festive Mood as the Holiday Season ApproachesConference Board, Nov. 20,...
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> Won’t someone please fire these lazy headline writers? Its amazing to read these headers on inflation, which are then belied...
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From market curmudgeon Bill King, who tells it like it is: "Ironically, or rather idiotically, traders poured into stocks on...
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“Retailers are one of the few sectors that appear to be pricing in the fear of a recession.” -Bill Nygren, manager of the...
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The weak dollar has fueled U.S. exporters, almost without regard to sector. GM is selling plenty of automobiles overseas, edging out...
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