Retail Sales Come in Lower Than Expected

Economic & Earnings CommentarySure’n begorrah — we start a new trading week on the stock market with futures trying to notch higher. They’ve improved on the release of new economic data an hour before the opening bell. The Dow is still down: -47 points, but better than the -115 earlier in the pre-session. The S&P 500 has swung from -5 points to +8, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq emerging from flat to +64 points at this hour.Retail Sales Weaker on Headline, Sturdy UnderneathThe February print for U.S. Retail Sal ...