WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in June, suggesting a modest improvement in economic activity and giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay cutting interest rates ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Deep within the Bureau of Labor Statistics otherwise strong ...

December 2024 retail sales were positive but slightly below expectations, with an increase in month-on-month sales by 0.4%. This was the fourth consecutive monthly expansion in retail sales and ...

Technology makes our lives easier, but what are the broader consequences?

Headline sales were flat, missing the projected 0.1% monthly growth. This is down from September's 0.1% growth and ends the four-month streak of increases in headline sales. Core retail sales ...

The advance report for retail sales plummeted by 0.9 percent for January, offset only modestly by upward revisions to prior months. Some of the decline in retail sales may have come from ...

With the U.S. government’s October retail sales report finally out, after getting delayed by the shutdown earlier this year, analysts now have 10 months of data to parse about 2025 — and it seems ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...