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US October Retail Sales Drop Fastest Pace Ever Heading Into Holiday Shopping Season

U.S. retail sales dropped 2.8% in October, the largest monthly drop since the Commerce Department began tallying monthly retail sales in 1992. The sharp drop in consumer spending is largely the result of mounting job losses - with unemployment filings surging to 516,000 this week - and higher lending standards at banks. “What you ...

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