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Retail Sales Rebound 0.4% In April; Investors Widely Expect Fed Pause In June

Retail sales increased 0.4% in April on a month-over-month basis, according to the the advance estimates released Tuesday, rebounding from a revised 0.7% decline recorded in March but falling short of the expected 0.8% increase.   US April Retail Sales: Key Takeaways

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Japanese Stocks Rallied Five Weeks In A Row After Warren Buffett’s Bet, Outperforming A Nearly Flat S&P 500

Since Warren Buffett expressed willingness to raise his exposures to Japanese trading companies on April 10, the Nikkei 225 index, which represents the broad Japanese stock market, registered gains for five straight weeks, increasing by 8% and surging

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US Value Stocks Trail Growth Stocks By An Alarming 8% In 2023: Why Is The Value Style Underperforming Again?

The first four and a half months of 2023 have been broadly positive so far for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 index, which is closely tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA: SPY), gaining 8%. 

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