US retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs

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US shoppers stepped up their shopping last month, fuelled by a spending spree on big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in. Retail sales rose 1.4 per cent in March, after rising 0...

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