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U.S. Retail Sales Falter; Inflation Creeping Higher
Reuters, Mar. 14, 2018–Lucia Mutikani
U.S. retail sales fell for a third straight month in February as households cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, prompting analysts to downgrade their first-quarter economic growth forecasts.