Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department r
Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report released on Friday. Retail sales slipped 0.9 percent for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7 percent gain in December, even worse than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2 percent decline. The sales […]
