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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I had never heard of a retail business with such high profit margins. but was still profitable!

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. The government deficit totaled €40 billion in the first six months of the year in terms of national accounts, 3.81% of GDP, according to data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. The response from the worlds largest retailer is hardly unexpected. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Problems in Italy Go On.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Needing revenue to meet its budget deficit targets, Italys Finance Undersecretary Says Budget Crunch May Require More From Rich. Confederscenti, the Italian retailers’ association, says that three shops close for every one opening.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Interesting Hussman.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. On Institutional Unloading vs. Retail Buying. Institutions have never dumped more stock onto retail investors as they have in the past 4 weeks. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.