The East Coast heat wave through May 28, boosted demand for seasonal goods and helped offset cool weather in the West to drive up same-store sales by 0.4 percent. But the gain wasn’t enough to hold up the year-on-year rate which slipped slightly to plus 2.8 percent. ICSC-Goldman sees sales rising about three percent in… read more
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Sugar Prices Rising-Futures Brokerage, Futures Brokerage Firm, Futures Broker, Commodity Brokerage, Commodity Brokerage Firm s
Mexico and the European Union increased import allowances this week. Demand is building in Muslim countries before Ramadan, as Sugar output in the main Brazilian producing region slumped 17 percent to 1.55 million metric tons in May’s first half from a year earlier, industry group Unica said yesterday. “Brazil’s slow start of the crop, reiterated… read more
ADP Employment Report for May 4, 2011 – Economic News, Economic Report, Futures Trading News, Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Futures Trading Brokerage firm, Futures Brokers, Commodity Brokerage firm, Commodity brokers
This months ADP report shows a month on month slow down in the the growth of private payroll. This months number was 179,000 which was down from March’s 207,000. Traders should keep a close eye on Friday’s employment report to get a better read on the over all job sentiment; Friday’s report may be disappointing as… read more