Wall Street is eyeing the release of June retail sales data Tuesday morning, which will provide a crucial update on the state of the US economy. Yahoo Finance anchor Josh Lipton breaks down economists ...

A retreat in new car purchases helped push the country’s retail sales down 0.3% to $67 billion in January, Statistics Canada said Friday. The national data agency revealed overall retail sales were ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed above 5,000 for the first time ever on Friday as the three major averages logged a positive week for the 13th time in the last 14 weeks. Tuesday morning will bring investors ...

Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.2 per cent to $66.0 billion in May, helped by gains at new car dealers and grocery stores. However, the figure fell short of the agency’s early estimate for ...

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Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat note and signaling that people remain confident enough to keep spending ...

Strong consumer spending patterns across Canada and particularly in Ottawa seem promising, but the data show only part of the picture, experts agree. Data from various sources show that consumer ...

Canadian shoppers finally seem to be feeling the pressure of higher interest rates, according to the latest retail spending data from Statistics Canada. Retail sales, which indicate how much consumers ...

Canada’s retail sales were up in April on a monthly basis but were below estimates, data showed on Friday, as the momentum seen in the previous months when customers advanced purchases to beat the ...

1:59 Make Canadian economy top priority, western businesses tell PM Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase in new car sales. The agency ...

Real retail sales growth came in weaker than expected, implying stagnation since April. This warrants some caution regarding ...