The ICSC is a worldwide network dedicated to remembering past struggles for justice at many different kinds of historical sites (not just those where tragedies occurred).

BBC: Touring history��s dark side

U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the Challenger job cuts report, the U.S. trade report, and ICSC chain store sales trends.

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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, personal income and outlays, the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey, and ICSC chain store sales trends.

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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, gross domestic product data for the third quarter, pending home sales, the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey, and the ICSC chain store sales report.

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Niemira, chief economist at the ICSC.

NPR: Retailers Report Modest Gains For April

Retail sales data comes out on Tuesday in the U.S.. So far, chain store sales performed well in the week ending May 12 with the ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index growing 4.5% on the year and the Johnson Redbook retail sales index increasing by 3.7% on the year.

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The U.S. economic data slate Thursday is very heavy and includes the weekly DOE energy stocks report, ICSC chain store sales, domestic auto sales, the Challenger job cuts report, the ADP national employment report, weekly jobless claims, preliminary productivity and costs, the U.S. manufacturing PMI, the ISM manufacturing report, the consumer confidence index, and construction spending.

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