Report Shows Retail Foot Traffic Improving, But Still Down 44% in July

Springboard’s latest U.S. downtown retail traffic report for July showed a decline of 44 percent from the pre-COVID-19 period — which is the fifth consecutive month of improvement. In January…

Cash-flush Americans lift U.S. retail sales; shortages depress auto purchases

Retail sales increase 0.6% in June; May revised lower Core retail sales rise 1.1%; May revised down Consumer sentiment ebbs in early July WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) – U.S. retail…

Stocks fall despite unexpected rise in retail sales

Stocks fell on Friday as traders digested a slew of earnings results and a new report on consumer spending that came in stronger-than-expected for June. A print on consumer sentiment…