retail

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Together, these leading retail, hotel, meat-processing and food-service companies employ about 6.7 million Americans — one in every 25 U.S. workers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The average U.S. retail gas price rose to $4.119 per gallon; Trump has previously shown flexibility with deadlines.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

He also argued that the push from private credit funds to sell investments to retail clients required “greater transparency” and “higher standards” than was currently the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead of single stocks, the retail crowd has recently been favoring so-called inverse ETFs — that is, funds that allow an investor to benefit when the price of an underlying stock or index falls.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

You take the retail job, flip burgers at McDonald’s, if you’re one of the lucky few who even gets that much.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah