Stocks Up on Relief Over Retail Sales - APWall Street shook off weak economic readings and placed bets on retailers Thursday after their monthly sales reports weren't as bad as had been expected. Retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Macy's Inc. turned in better-than-expected reports. The overall sales numbers were still dismal, but investors had grown so fearful about falling sales that retail chain's stocks had been beaten down.
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