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China's industrial output slows in July, retail sales miss forecasts
China's industrial output growth slowed while retail sales grew less than expected in July, highlighting strains on the economy from weak domestic demand, extreme weather disruptions and the waning effect of state policies aimed at boosting…
Morning Bid: Retail risk
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the first drop in U.S. retail sales in nine months last Friday, teeing up…
5 UK New Store Openings That Show How Retail Is Changing In 2026
The world's first womens football store opened in Manchester New store openings provide an insight into more than retailer investment. They represent a snapshot of how brands are responding to the shifting ways that we shop. Here's a round-up of…
Fabletics Takes Retail Formula Global With 20 Store International Push
Fabletics is taking its U.S. formula global with a slate of new stores planned. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP Fabletics is stepping up its international expansion, planning to open approximately 20…
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures waver ahead of retail earnings
US stock futures wavered on Monday as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's next policy move and awaited a slate of retail earnings this week. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped 0.1%. Those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) traded…
Retailers face a big challenge this fall: figure out what 'value' means for shoppers
Heading into the fall, retailers will need to shift their emphasis more toward offering a better value for cash-strapped households. While retail prices are relatively straightforward things, value is harder to nail down as households are…
Developing | China's domestic demand stays muted in July as retail sales miss expectations
China's economic imbalances continued to deepen in July, as sluggish retail sales and a fixed-asset investment slump highlighted persistent weakness in domestic demand, even as exports surged. Retail sales, a major gauge of consumer spending, grew…
Stock futures mixed as investors look ahead to retail earnings (SPX:)
Stock index futures were mixed on Monday as investors looked forward to a week of retail earnings, while Treasury yields were lower. Dow futures (INDU) -0.15%, S&P 500 futures (SPX) +0.13%, and Nasdaq futures (US100:IND) +0.40%.
Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy and morale by attacking online retailer
The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren't oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other…
Gold prices today, Monday, August 17, 2026: Gold ticks up after lower retail sales report
Gold (GC=F) December futures opened at $4,440 per troy ounce on Monday, August 17, 2026, up 0.1% from Friday's closing price. The price of gold is holding this morning at $4,440.10 per troy ounce as of 9:06 a.m. ET. The gold price opened higher…
JCPenney Takes Aim at Off-Price Retail With a Satirical Wellness Retreat
JCPenney wants consumers to reconsider the meaning of a good deal as they head into the busy fall shopping season. The retailer's new campaign, “Retail Rejuvenation,” is a playful spin on a wellness retreat that challenges the…
Privacy Commission cautions retailers testing facial recognition tech
The Privacy Commission has warned that retailers do not have an open invitation to use facial recognition technology following revelations that two of Australia's largest companies, Coles and Woolworths, have completed some early investigations…
Coles, Woolworths trial facial recognition tech amid retail crime wave
Coles and Woolworths have conducted early testing of facial recognition technology as the country's two supermarket giants consider ways to stem the growth in crime and violent incidents in their stores. The trials are part of broader moves across…
China's economy slows further in July as retail sales barely grow, investment slump steepens
Retail sales grew 0.6% in July from a year earlier, missing the estimates of 1.5% jump. China's urban fixed-asset investment, including real estate and infrastructure, contracted 6.7% in the January to July period. Industrial output rose 4.5% in…
Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy and morale by attacking online retailer
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