RETAIL SALES

US retail sales barely rose in April, tempering hopes of a sharp acceleration in economic growth in the second quarter.

A weak yen helped lift Japanese stocks while Asian stocks climbed despite Chinese data narrowly missing expectations.

The bullish report added to data on employment and industrial production that suggests there's momentum in the U.S. economy.

The International Monetary Fund Monday critiqued Japan's touted economic reforms in a report.

Global markets on alert, with the crisis in Ukraine to euro zone inflation and beyond.

The report fit in with other industrial production, retail sales and job data that suggests the U.S. economy has gained steam.

Analysts also predict the global cafe giant will post 11 percent revenue growth in the most recent quarter.

The January-March GDP figure, while showing a decline, still beat forecasts.

Retail sales account for a third of U.S. consumer spending, and a sustained increase bodes well for GDP, earnings and job growth.

After last week's volatile sessions, which ended with the markets losing a lot of ground, earnings and economic data should guide markets.

Investors will look to domestic data even as markets abroad move on disappointing Chinese data.

Earlier, Premier Li Keqiang had expressed confidence about the Chinese economy in his address to the National People’s Congress.

Apple opened its first Apple Retail Store in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 15 to 1,700 eager customers. However, high import duties may keep Apple's products out of many Brazilian hands.

There's only so much you can blame on the weather.

Earnings from Wall Street heavyweights such as Pepsi and Kraft Foods, plus data on jobs and retail sales, should influence trading.

Monday may be a slow day, but the rest of the week -- with earnings, Janet Yellen's address and economic data -- could be anything but.

The Latin American country has been plagued with disappointing growth and high inflation.

Smaller retail shops had a different holiday season than their large-store counterparts did.

This chart shows just why UPS got slammed with much more delivery traffic than it expected over the holiday season.

J.C. Penney announced scores of store closings and thousands of layoffs. Here's a list of the areas getting hit.

The company’s scant three-sentence comment on holiday sales last week raised doubts about the store’s performance in the crucial holiday season.