In the midst of all the global turmoil, the U.S. consumer is finally starting to show a broad-based recoveryHowever, this continues to be a "three steps forward and one step back" recovery as seen by Tuesday's unexpected retail sales dropJob growth has been steadily humming along at north of 200,000 jobs per month, with wage growth just now coming...
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