Retail receipts On Monday, the government releases its report on retail sales for the month of March. After pulling back in January, Americans picked up their spending a bit in February, but the 0.6% gain was weaker than expected and suggested that consumers are growing more cautious with their money. Wall Street expects retail sales rose about 0.4% last month March. Retail sales, monthly percent change, seasonally adjusted: Oct.: -0.3 Nov.: 0.0 Dec.: 0.4 Jan.: -1.1 Feb.: 0.6 March (est.): 0.4 Source: FactSet United reports On Tuesday, United Airlines issues its first-quarter earnings report after the bell. Analysts project United lost 58 cents per share last quarter, the slowest travel period of the year. A year ago United lost 63 cents per share. United announced in March that federal regulators were increasing their oversight of the airline following a series of issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff. |
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