Quotes of the Day

Friday, Mar. 12, 2010

Open quoteThe snowstorms couldn't keep consumers away from the cash registers, and neither could the constraints imposed by tightening credit-card terms and near double-digit unemployment.Close quote

  • CHRISTOPHER RUPKEY,
  • an economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in New York City, discussing the jump in February retail sales in the U.S.
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