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Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip

Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy.
Business - CNBC - October 17
Treasury yields jump after better-than-expected retail sales, drop in jobless claims

U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Thursday as investors parsed the latest economic data.
Business - CNBC - October 17
America is doing better than the media or our politicians tell us. Here’s proof.

Washington, D.C. doesn’t work. You know what does? America itself.
Business - MarketWatch - October 19
CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care

Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company
Health - ABC News - October 19

Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip