Does anything move markets these days more than a monthly same-store sales report from Wal-Mart ?
Those notions were bolstered Monday when a weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales report was issued.
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That followed a sales report from retail bellwether John Lewis that showed its own record holiday season.
On Monday, we get new existing home sales data and the new home sales report follows on Tuesday.
Retail is back in the spotlight in the week ahead with the July sales report due on Thursday.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its February existing home-sales report today with some bad news today.
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The selling early Friday was due in part to the much weaker retail sales report, which was the lowest in nine months.
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The leading home building ETFs and home building stocks have been correcting in February but surged Tuesday on a bullish home sales report.
Last week, the pound suffered its biggest weekly loss since early June 2012 after a weak retail sales report for January added to worries about the economy.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, new residential construction and the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, personal income and outlays, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and domestic auto sales.
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Analysts were using Wal-Mart's sales report as the barometer.
With recent economic reports showing sluggishness in the manufacturing sector and a dismal pending home sales report from April which came out Friday, the industrial component of silver could keep it tethered.
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After what could only be called an abysmal U.S. Existing Home Sales report though, the Canadian currency found its footing and has been able to recoup over 100 pips of its earlier losses.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, new residential sales and the Richmond Fed business activity index.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the second-quarter GDP estimate, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the Richmond Fed business activity survey.
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The National Association of Realtors is reporting a better-than-expected home sales report, with a 7.8 increase in sales in August to a annual rate of 4.82 million units, marking the highest level since May 2010.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, new residential construction, import and export prices, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, and industrial production and capacity utilization.
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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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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, import and export prices, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the monthly Treasury budget statement.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the producer price index, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, Treasury international capital flows data, and the NAHB housing market index.
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"In case you haven't seen a sales report these days, February MTD sales are a total disaster, " Jerry Murray, Wal-Mart's vice president of finance and logistics, wrote in a 12 February email to other executives, referring to month-to-date sales.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, international trade report, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the release of the latest FOMC minutes.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, the producer price index, advance retail sales, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, and manufacturing and trade inventories.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the producer price index, retail sales, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and manufacturing and trade inventories and sales.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, the Case-Shiller home price index, the consumer confidence index, new residential home sales and the Richmond Fed business activity survey.
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He expects the company to report sales of 7.5 million BlackBerry smart phone units and gross margin of 36.8%.
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The full sales and earnings report for 1Q13 will be released after 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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