Mixed Results From The Economy As Retail Rises, Manufacturing Stalls

The economy offered some mixed signals as retail sales rose for the fifth straight month in July. Industrial output declined during the month, however, weighed down by continued weakness in the manufacturing sector read more.....»»

U.S. stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart's upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession, but a slump in shares of network gear maker Cisco limited gains......»»

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) stock rises after reporting strong fiscal Q3 results amid exciting earnings season. Analysts have mixed takeaways. Lates.....»»

Shake Shack Inc (NYSE:SHAK) sees solid growth with Q1 FY24 sales reaching $290.5 million, though slightly below analyst forecasts. read more.....»»

Stocks slumped, while Treasuries surged as bleak retail, manufacturing and homebuilding data from the world’s largest economy added to concern over a severe global recession. The S&P 500 Index sank... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Retail sales fell 8.7 percent and the Empire State Manufacturing Survey hit a record low......»»

After years of reconnaissance, China's retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe. It is undercutting Amazon sellers' fees to attract vendors but has had mixed results, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter said......»»

Wall Street's main stock indexes opened flat on Tuesday, after closing at record highs in the previous session, with a handful of retailers reporting mixed results ahead of the latest batch of consumer confidence data......»»

U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness could be spreading to the broader economy, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again later this month......»»

U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness could be spreading to the broader economy, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again later this month......»»

U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness could be spreading to the broader economy, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again later this month......»»

U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness could be spreading to the broader economy, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again later this month......»»

Last month's slowdown in U.S. jobs growth may be a sign weakness in manufacturing is spreading to the broader economy, or it could simply reflect an expected downshift in a fundamentally healthy labor market......»»

German unemployment fell unexpectedly in September and retail sales rose in August, according to new data which allay concerns over the manufacturing slump in Europe's largest economy. David Pollard reports......»»

The U.S. economy grew at a modest pace in recent weeks, with manufacturing buffeted by a global slowdown while consumer purchases gave mixed signals on the strength of household spending, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday......»»

After 2018 – one of the most impressive years of growth in the post-recession era – 2019 has seen its fair share of challenges in the freight economy. Manufacturing activity, which.....»»

REUTERS/Aly Song Chinese retail giant Alibaba has released its quarterly results showing that customers are still flocking to the e-commerce platform despite an ailing domestic economy and an ongoing US-China trade war. T.....»»

Crude oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday, recovering from two days of declines after data showing a rise in U.S. retail sales helped to ease concerns about a recession in the world's biggest economy......»»

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart’s upbeat results eased some fears about the economy slipping into recession......»»

U.S. retail sales surged in July as consumers bought a range of goods even as they cut back on motor vehicle purchases, which could help to assuage financial market fears that the economy was heading into recession......»»