by - July 5, 2012 6:23 pm
U.S. retailers’ June same-store sales about matched analysts’ estimates, with luxury chains such as Saks Inc. and discounters like TJX Cos. topping expectations and stores targeting middle-income consumers trailing projections….
by - July 5, 2012 6:16 pm
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the biggest payment networks, are prepared to settle a seven-year lawsuit brought by retailers to cut their credit-card costs later this month, three people briefed…
by - July 3, 2012 2:11 pm
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. Commerce Department awarded a new contract to the nonprofit managing the Internet’s address system four months after saying the group hadn’t met revised requirements that include…
by - July 3, 2012 2:00 pm
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. economy will grow by 2% this year and about 2.25 percent in 2013 amid a “tepid” recovery and the European debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund…
by - June 26, 2012 12:33 pm
Retail gasoline in the U.S. dropped by the most in 13 months this week, dragged down by crude futures trading below $80 a barrel, the Energy Department said. The average…
by - June 26, 2012 12:15 pm
BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in June for a fourth consecutive month as mounting concern over jobs and incomes dimmed the outlook for spending. The Conference Board’s sentiment…
