Economics
U.S. Retail Sales Jump, Other Data Mixed as Growth Fears Mount
- Data show consumer spending to keep driving economic expansion
- Fed factory indexes top estimates but output posts decline
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U.S. retail sales rose by the most in four months on a surge in online purchases, offering some comfort for the economic-growth picture amid increasing recession fears that some other data Thursday may feed into.