U.S. Economy Lost Some Steam at Start of Second Quarter

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Retail sales and factory output declined in April, signaling the U.S. economy has lost some momentum

Retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in April from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, driven by declines in categories such as electronics, home improvement, motor vehicles, auto parts and at online shopping businesses.

 

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Get ready for the Obama economy to end and the trump economy to begin.

and it go's up and then it goes down and then it go's up .any other important news you wish to share

Perverse momentum and the perverted yield curve petrodebt

IFixedIt Retail sales and factory output declined in April, signaling the U.S. economy has lost some momentum due to legacy Obama policy and not because of Trumptariffs

Greatest economy in the world. 1st quarter was crazy good.

No tweets from the orange turdness

Yes and it's going to get worse

Add the tariffs to the mix and watch the economy slump.

In fact, nine of the past 10 recessions in history have begun with a Republican in the White House. And several Republican commanders in chief — Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and George W. Bush — have presided over multiple economic contractions.

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