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Retail sales, Trump-Putin summit, Berkshire buys UNH: 3 Things

Here are three of the stories Wall Street is watching on Friday, Aug. 15. Retail sales in July rose 0.5% from the month prior ...

Retail spending rose 0.5% in July

Consumers are still buying things in the United States, a new report from the Census Bureau said Friday. Spending at U.S.

July retail sales beat expectations, while import prices, New York factory index rose

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Retail sales rose 0.5 percent in July - Newsday

The Commerce Department said Aug. 12, 2011, that retail sales rose 0.5 percent last month, the best showing since a 0.8 percent advance in March. (Aug. 2, 2011) Credit: Getty Images ...

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 futures rise as retail sales climb after rate-cut bets cool

US stock futures were mixed on Friday as Wall Street tempered its rate-cut hopes while July's retail sales advanced. Traders ...

Carbuyers rev up U.S. retail sales in effort to beat tariff price hikes. Economy is still growing.

Sales at retailers rose solidly in July for the second month in a row, but the increase in spending appeared to be a ...