China’s November industrial output grew 5.4 percent from a year earlier and retail sales increased 8.1 percent, missing forecasts, while fixed-asset investment rose slightly more than expected in the first 11 months, official data showed on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted industrial output growth would hold steady at 5.9 percent as in October, […]

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) has released its predictions for consumer spending this holiday season, and they’re fairly rosy. In a survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the NRF, consumers said they will spend an average of $967.13 this holiday season, up 3.4 percent from the $935.58 consumers said they would spend when […]

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