Retail Sales

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Money Minute: GM Readies Government Repayment

General Motors reports improving fortunes, volatile retail sales and UPS says holiday-season business is up from last year.

Money Minute: Improving Retail Sales

Retail sales are picking up, even among sellers of luxury goods, new jobless claims drop and a new program to help people hold onto their homes.

Oct. 8: Stocks Climb on Retail Sales, Alcoa

Encouraging readings on two of the best gauges of the economy's health: consumer spending and corporate profits gave investors confidence to move into stocks Thursday.

Money Minute: Retail Recovery?

Retailers tell of a rare monthly sales gain, troubled homeowners program passes an important benchmark and new claims for unemployment benefits decline.

Money Minute: Retail Sales, Mortgages, Oil

After hibernating since last fall, shoppers may be crawling out of their caves to restock their pantries.

Money Minute: the Pinch That Stole Christmas

Major retailers reported dismal sales figures for December. The 2.2 percent drop confirmed fears that the holiday season was the weakest since at least 1969. The AP's James Limbach reports.