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		<title>June&#8217;s retail sales, dampened by rain and job worries, cast shadow over back-to-school season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After yet another weak month, retailers are preparing to fight for their share of crucial back-to-school shopping. But they may have to keep discounting to keep consumers coming in, given escalating job uncertainty.

Particularly worrisome in Thursday&#8217;s same-store sales reports: Mall-based teen stalwarts like Abercrombie &#038; Fitch were among those hit hardest as ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/junes-retail-sales-dampened-by-rain-and-job-worries-cast-shadow-over-back-to-school-season-104618/">June&#8217;s retail sales, dampened by rain and job worries, cast shadow over back-to-school season</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks open higher after Alcoa earnings, better than expected jobs report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors are sending stocks higher in early trading, reassured by Alcoa Inc.&#8217;s earnings and some good news on the labor front.

The market appears to be shrugging off weakness in June retail sales reports.
Alcoa&#8217;s $454 million second-quarter loss was smaller than expected, and markets around the world rose on hopes the aluminum maker .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-open-higher-after-alcoa-earnings-better-than-expected-jobs-report-104524/">Stocks open higher after Alcoa earnings, better than expected jobs report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession lures the newly bargain-conscious to Wal-Mart, but how will discounter keep them?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession steered a new type of customer to Wal-Mart — deeper in the pockets and suddenly looking for bargains. Now the world&#8217;s largest retailer has to figure out how to keep that customer when the economy recovers.

So Wal-Mart is bringing in more brand names, ditching scores of other products and even redesigning hundreds of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-lures-the-newly-bargain-conscious-to-wal-mart-but-how-will-discounter-keep-them-90012/">Original source &nbsp;: Recession lures the newly bargain-conscious to Wal-Mart, but how will discounter keep them?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jobless claims drop, but unemployment is expected to keep rising</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of people on the jobless rolls is down by a fraction, but those figures could be deceiving: Economists expect the unemployment rate to rise again on Friday, and jobs should be scarce for months to come.

The total number of people on unemployment aid fell slightly for the first time in 20 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jobless-claims-drop-but-unemployment-is-expected-to-keep-rising-72495/" title="Jobless claims drop, but unemployment is expected to keep rising">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stores post smaller sales declines in April as shoppers feel a little better about the economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Consumers enticed by warmer weather and glimmers of hope for the economy bought a few more items in April, helping discounter Wal-Mart Stores and many mall clothing chains post better results for the month than expected.

Business in many areas remains weak, however, and analysts expect a slow recovery as unemployment remains high .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stores-post-smaller-sales-declines-in-april-as-shoppers-feel-a-little-better-about-the-economy-55725/">Stores post smaller sales declines in April as shoppers feel a little better about the economy</a>.]]></description>
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