Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report Friday.

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Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

Excluding autos, prices fell 0.4%, also far off the consensus forecast for a 0.3% increase.
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Why U.S. Consumer Prices Increased More Than Expected in January

Businesses may have raised prices in anticipation of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
Inc. - Feb. 12
Retail sales slump. Cold snap and post-holiday blues depress spending.

Consumers took a breather from holiday shopping season and a severe cold snap in the U.S. kept people indoors
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Moderna beats on revenue but loses more than expected as it scales down manufacturing

It marks another quarter of growing pains for the company, which is racing to launch new products and recover from the decline of its Covid business.
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Inflation hotter than expected in January, consumer price index shows

The consumer price index shows that inflation accelerated in January at a pace economists weren't forecasting, rising 3% on an annual basis and 0.5% monthly. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly ...
CBS News - Feb. 12
Wholesale prices rise 0.4% in January, higher than expected

The producer price index jumped 0.4% in January, a mark that's higher than expected and possibly another indicator that progress against inflation has stalled. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent ...
CBS News - Feb. 13
UK inflation leaps to higher-than-expected 3% in January

Economists polled by Reuters had expected a January reading of 2.8%.
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Walmart stock tumbles on a lower-than-expected sales forecast

Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits, but executives expressed caution about an uncertain economic landscape.
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Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3%

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in January, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
CNBC - Feb. 12

Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

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Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

Why U.S. Consumer Prices Increased More Than Expected in January

Retail sales slump. Cold snap and post-holiday blues depress spending.

Moderna beats on revenue but loses more than expected as it scales down manufacturing

Inflation hotter than expected in January, consumer price index shows

Wholesale prices rise 0.4% in January, higher than expected

UK inflation leaps to higher-than-expected 3% in January

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Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3%

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