US Retail Sales Rose Slightly in August - Wall Street Journal

Value-added industrial output in China rose 4.4% in August from a year earlier, slower than the 4.8% increase in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday......»»

Total U.S. retail sales for Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve rose 3.4% from a year earlier, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks both online and in-store spending with all forms of payment......»»

Pandemic buying trends that favored household goods and food over apparel continued, according to early sales data from firms that track shopper spending......»»

International Business Machines Corp posted quarterly revenue slightly lower than Wall Street expected, but beat profit targets as sales in its high-margin cloud computing business rose 19%......»»

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. 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......»»

Huawei Technologies Co. said its first-half revenue rose 23.2% from a year earlier, as the technology giant appeared to shrug off the impact of a U.S. supplier blacklisting......»»

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. rose 1.2% in midday trading Thursday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Budweiser, Stella Artois an.....»»

Etsy shares were up slightly on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal reported that the online crafts firm is using machine-learning technology from Alphabet to boost sales......»»

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell slightly Tuesday after the company’s premarket earnings warning......»»

(Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as investors worried about a lack of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and Treasury yields rose after U.S. retail sales data indicated rising inflation......»»

(Reuters) - Wall Street indexes fell on Tuesday as investors worried about a lack of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and Treasury yields rose after U.S. retail sales data indicated rising inflation......»»

Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) shares rose 22 percent Thursday after the retailer's first-quarter earnings and sales beat.  Discount retail remains one of the brightest spots in brick-and-mortar retail. Latest Ratings for FIVE .....»»

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank promised not to raise euro zone interest rates before the middle of next year and on better-than-expected May retail sales data......»»

General Mills Inc. turned in a better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings report as sales rose slightly and cost-cutting moves boosted margins. Reuters has an early report on the numbers from the Golden Valley-based company, which has been under press.....»»

Wall Street JournalUS Car Sales Rose in JuneWall Street JournalU.S. auto sales have proved resilient so far in 2018, with many of the largest car sellers.....»»

Wall Street JournalUS Consumer Prices Edged Higher in AugustWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—U.S. consumer prices rose for a fifth straight month in August, though the pace of annual increases eased for the first time this.....»»

American consumers reined in their spending in August, taking a breather after very strong sales growth in July......»»

Wells Fargo is firing around three dozen district managers for oversight failures related to a sales scandal that erupted in its retail bank more than two years ago, The Wall Street Journal reported, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Wells Fargo & Co is firing around three dozen district managers for oversight failures related to a sales scandal that came to light in its retail banking unit in 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday......»»