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To: Lucretius who wrote (32461)	5/11/2000 8:41:00 AM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42523

>>.S. retail sales fell 0.2 percent in April, the government reported Thursday, compared with Wall Street forecasts for a 0.5 percent increase. The decrease -- the first decline in nearly two years -- sent stock futures prices sharply higher as investors hoped it might mean less aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Consumer spending, including retail sales, fuels about two-thirds of the U.S. economy. Separately, import prices fell 1.6 percent in April while new jobless claims for the latest week fell but still came in higher than Wall Street forecasts. << Amazing how some stats can be cooked to save the day. I see spoos are being ramped.. here comes your rally.