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US retail sales jump 7.5% in June, but economy still ails

by AP Economics Writer
| July 16, 2020 6:03 AM

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales climbed a solid 7.5% in June, a sign that the economy was healing right before infections from the coronavirus spiked again and dragged down hopes for a steady recovery.

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