US Retail Sales Rise for Third Month in a Row

Good morning, John. Well, there's an old saying don't stand between an American and a cash register. And it looks like that was the case.Retail sales, a much stronger, stronger than expected, 6/10 percent gain after a 5/10 in the month of July. The survey thought we'd only see 2/10 in. A lot of the weakness was expected to be in automobiles.Retail sales ex autos up 7/10 of a percent, ex autos and gas up 7/10 of a percent. The July numbers have been revised higher, with advance headline sales up 6/10 instead ...