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Sharp rise in U.S. retail sales signal improving consumer optimism
US retail sales rose sharply in September, official data released Monday showed, suggesting improving consumer optimism heading into the year-end holiday shopping season. Retail and food services sales rose 1.1 percent from August, the Commerce Department said, well above the 0.7 percent increase forecast by most analysts. Excluding gasoline sales,…
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