Archive for June, 2008
Gas Prices! Gas Prices! Gas Prices!
Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven’t noticed, fuel prices are through the roof! I cannot believe the price of gas these days where here in Los Angeles, the average price of a gallon of gas is about $4.59. For now. The average price Nationally is at $4.15. Is the price of gas affecting your small [...]
Retail sales rise much more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Total sales at U.S. retailers rose a full percentage point in May as many consumers had more spending cash in their wallets from government rebate checks, a report on Thursday showed. The Commerce Department reported an increase last month that was twice as much as expected by Wall Street economists polled before [...]