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FILE PHOTO: Workers on the assembly line replace the back covers of 32-inch television sets at Element Electronics in Winnsboro, South Carolina, U.S. on May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Business
Washington – US retail sales unexpectedly fell in August, US Commerce Department figures showed Friday. The Commerce Department said on Friday retail sales dropped 0.2 percent last month. Data for July was revised to show sales increasing 0.3 percent instead of...
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FILE PHOTO: A customer exits after shopping at a Macy’s store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on May 11, 2017. – Reuters
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2017 | Business
Washington- US retail sales recorded their biggest increase in seven months in July as consumers boosted purchases of motor vehicles and raised discretionary spending, suggesting the economy continued to gain momentum early in the third quarter. Tuesday’s upbeat...