U.S. shares slid Wednesday just after the government’s regular retail product sales report showed a slowdown in customer paying action, while a reading on wholesale inflation showed cooling rates. Wall Avenue also continued to parse by corporate money updates for symptoms of the “earnings recession” many analysts have warned about. […]

Suppliers are giving their traders a delayed lump of coal. Numerous significant-profile shops are out with lackluster income and gain updates forward of their whole final results in late February/early March. General, the vibe in the stories are dim as customers pullback on discretionary buys and retailers battle by stubborn […]