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The US retail sector started the year with overwhelming enthusiasm

After the 1 percent increase of December, retail sales in the United States increased by 0.4 percent this January, which significantly exceeded analysts’ expectations. The annual pace of 4.4 percent...

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Deterioration in consumer sentiment in the US

Due to the worsened outlooks consumer confidence turned pessimistic in the US in February – University of Michigan’s usual monthly survey reveals. The consumer sentiment index decreased to 95.7 points...

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Deterioration in consumer confidence in the United States in January

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in December, retreated in January. The Index now stands at 111.8 points, down from 113.3 in December. The Present Situation Index...

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The Starbucks plans to employ refugees

Starbucks chief executive officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries, two days after US president Donald Trump’s...

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U.S. consumers are optimism

he University of Michigan Final Consumer Sentiment for January came in at 98.5, up from the December Final reading. Investing.com had forecast 98.1. Surveys of Consumers chief economist, Richard Curtin,...

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Retail sales in the USA increased less-than-expected

A less-than-expected increase occured in retail sales in December in the United States – according to the report of the U.S. Census Bureau released on Friday. In December, the seasonally...

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US online retail had a record-breaking holiday season

Retailers reached a record 91.7 USD billion in online sales over the holidays, which is a 11 percent increase, compared to last year. Mobile devices reached 28.4 billion USD revenues,...

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Consumer confidence improved in the USA

Consumer sentiment in the US improved more than expected in December, according to preliminary figures released on Friday, as Americans reckoned President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would boost economic growth. The...

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Consumer confidence in the US in on a nine-year peak

According to the sentiment index of the Conference Board research firm published on Tuesday, consumer confidence increased sharply to 107.1 points in November from an upwardly-revised 100.8 for October, which...

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Consumer confidence deteriorated in the world's largest economy

Deterioration in consumer confidence occured in October in the US economy, according to the sentiment index of the Conference Board research firm released on Tuesday. The October index decreased to...

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Mangalica exports may begin in the United States

Hungarian mangalica exports may begin in the United States of America – the president of the National Association of Mangalica Breeders told MTI. Tóth Péter told that the export opportunities...

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Autumn started well in the US retail sector

Following the 0.2 percent decline of August, retail sales on a monthly basis grew by 0.6 percent in September, in the United States – portfolio.hu wrote. The annual dynamics increased...

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Traditional media consumption is dominating even in the USA

The Hungarian Newspaper Publishers' Association came with the analysis of the situation of the print market as well as with exciting and interesting research data and flash reports each week....

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Consumer sentiment reached its nine-year peak in the world's largest economy

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in September The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in August, improved further in September. The Index now stands at 104.1...

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The US consumer confidence has not improved

The Preliminary Consumer Sentiment for September of the University of Michigan and Reuters came in at 89.8points, unchanged from the August Final reading. Analysts expected 90.8 points. Confidence was unchanged...

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FTA negotiations in a dead end street?

Despite the dobts voiced for a few days the Free Trade Agreement (TTIP) discussion have not come to a dead end. The goal remains to make an agreement before the...

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Free trade negotiations stalled

Negotiations on the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States (TTIP) have failed – German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel’s statement was quoted by Népszabadság Online. Negotiations...

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Stagnant retail sales in the US

U.S. retail sales were stagnant in July, neither gaining much nor losing much, according to the Census Bureau on Friday. Without the sales of cars—which have been an important driver...

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The orders of durable goods in the USA decreased in June

The orders for durable goods, such as cars, airplanes and computers, dropped 4 percent to 219.8 billion USD after slipping 2.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Commercial...

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Consumer confidence decreased in the USA

Conference Board economic research institute’s consumer confidence index fell slightly in July, but became better than expected. In July, the consumer confidence index fell to 97.3 points, from June’s 97.4...

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US retail increased faster-than-expected

On a monthly basis US retail sales increased by 0.6 percent in June, which exceeded the 0.1 percent growth forecasting consensus – portfolio.hu wrote. According to the Trade Ministry, retail...

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The world's largest economy is in good shape

US gross domestic product increased with a higher-than-expected pace in the first quarter – according to the report of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) the Statistical Office of the...

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Drones with commercial aim to come

The Federal Aviation Administration issued the first operational rules to govern the commercial use of drones on Tuesday. The 600-plus pages of new regulations require drone operators to pass a...

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A growing number of farmers are producing quinoa

The crop called quinoa used in healthy nutrition, can be the newest profit-making crop of the American farmers – agrerszektor.hu wrote. Some farmers, however, consider the crop as the “Inca...

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US consumers' mood improved

The University of Michigan Final Consumer Sentiment for May came in at 94.7, it's highest reading in nearly a year and a 5.7 point increase from the 89.0 April Final...

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Retail sales drop in the USA

After the 0.1-percent sales decline in February, March suddenly brought a 0.8-percent decrease in retail sales in the USA. Motor vehicle sales suffered the most, falling by 2.1 percent. The...

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The Bayer would pay 62 billion USD for Monsanto

Bayer AG offered 62 billion USD to buy Monsanto Co., deepening investor concern that it’s stretching its finances to become the world’s biggest seller of seeds and farm chemicals. The...

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Consumer confidence fell in Hungary, as in other 16 European countries

Consumer confidence index decreased in Hungary in the first quarter to 61 points from the 63 points of last year's fourth quarter. Thus, we belong to the seventeen European countries,...

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Consumer sentiment deteriorated in the world's largest economy

Consumer sentiment deteriorated slightly in the United States in April, according to final data of regular monthly survey released on Friday by the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan's...

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