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China’s April retail sales growth of 5.1% misses expectations as consumption remains a worry newsthirst.

Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s retail sales growth slowed in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday, signaling that consumption remains a worry for the world’s second-largest economy. Retail sales rose 5.1% from a…

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Japan woos retail investors by lowering entry barriers to stock investing newsthirst.

The font entrance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce their minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments. Current guidelines suggest companies keep the minimum investment below 500,000 yen ($3,500)….

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Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected newsthirst.

Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. Retail sales slipped 0.9% for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December, even worse than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2% decline. The sales totals are adjusted for seasonality…

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Trump tariffs could spike retail prices dramatically: NRF report newsthirst.

People shop in an Abercrombie & Fitch store in midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s universal tariff proposals could cause prices to skyrocket on clothing, toys, furniture, household appliances, footwear and travel goods, according to a new report from the National Retail…

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