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Mellman: Updating the GOP primary and holiday shopping

Today I’m going to do a quick update on my two previous columns. The first, announced nearly a year ago, asserted that “Iowa and New Hampshire…will be critical in determining the winner.” I argue that “questioning the influence of these early states…is becoming commonplace, with the winners of Iowa and New Hampshire each having only […]

Holiday Shoppers Crush Rate Cut Hopes

Rapid increase in retail sales, expectations for lower scorch rate of The strength of the American consumer That could help take away confidence from the market that the Fed will cut rates this March. The Ministry of Commerce stated: Retail spending rose at the fastest pace in three months in December. Overall sales rose 0.6%, […]