U.S. retail sales point to flagging economic momentum

... "The payroll tax increase is hurting," said Ian Shepherdson, an economist at Pantheon Macroeconomic Advisors in White Plains, New York. Readings for sales have been volatile this year, making it difficult to know how much of the recent weakness has ...



via White Plains Newswire http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/12/business/u-s-retail-sales-point-to-flagging-economic-momentum/