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• Minnesota economy buffeted by crosscurrents
High energy prices are crimping spending for retailers across the country, but Minnesotans are getting hit harder than many others. When we asked msnbc.com’s Gut Check America readers in Minnesota to tell us how the state’s economy was affecting ...
• Surprising GDP helps stocks close sharply up
Among retailers, Tiffany & Co. jumped $4.24, or 11 percent, to $43.85 after reporting that its second-quarter profit doubled as sales jumped in Asia and Europe.
• Stocks extend gains in early afternoon
Investors have been looking to retailers’ results for information not only about the companies, but about consumers’ ability to spend. Several upbeat reports Wednesday from retailers helped buoy Wall Street’s confidence in the economy.
• Dem convention boost Denver merchants
When Sutherland recently asked several Boston retailers how they had fared during the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he heard ho-hum tales of routine sales.
• Target settles case over site’s access to sightless
The issue centers on the Americans With Disabilities Act, a 1990 law that requires retailers and other public places to make accommodations for people with disabilities.