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Retail sales fall, but spending stays strong 10:07am : Weak auto sales hurt overall results last month but revisions to January show consumers still buying at strong pace. (more)
10:17am : Balloons to $804.9 billion, far more than expected, largely due to hurricane related events. (more)
11:49am : One tech executive says that if companies did the math, they'd start moving jobs back to the U.S. (more)
7:21am : Senate Judiciary Committee will ask where billions in profits are going, how companies plan to lower prices for consumers. (more)
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The digital age promised to help us work smarter, but are we? Here's help taming the beast. (more)
Experts say that many manufacturers are hiring workers despite headlines about big auto layoffs, trade gap. (more)
Low seniority for central bankers could mean rates go higher than they need to, hurting growth, or sparking recession. (more)
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Find out what FORTUNE readers had to say in response. (more)
Before plucking up the nerve to go in and ask for more money, make sure you're not embarking on a fool's errand. (more)
Find out whether you have the political savvy to scale the executive ranks. (more)
Employers added 215,000 jobs to payrolls in November up from a revised 44,000 in October. (more)
Is the job outlook brighter? Find out. (more)
Find out what the Federal Reserve will do next, where interest rates are going and what it means to you. (more)
What's flat, normal and inverted? (more)
Help wanted: Truck drivers The trucking industry is having a tough time putting drivers behind the wheel. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports. (more)
Economic Calendar
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 ICSC-UBS Store Sales
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 MBA Purchase Applications
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 NY Empire State Index
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 Import and Export Prices
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 Treasury International Capital
 
Job growth 243,000 jobs added in Feb. April 7
Manufacturing (ISM) Expansion reaches 33rd month. April 3
Consumer confidence Fell in Feb. March 28
Inflation (CPI) Annual inflation at 4%; core at 2.1%. March 16
Leading indicators Hit record in January. March 20
Industrial production Unexpected decline in Jan. March 17
Retail sales 2.3% gain ahead of forecasts. March 14
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