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September 17, 2012

Stock Market's Rise Belies Economic Pain

While retail stocks have rallied this year, and outperformed the market, the economy has continued to suffer.

By Evan Clark

with contributions from Alexandra Steigrad

financial/news

If the stock market were the real world, retailers would be pretty happy.

The S&P Retail Index hit a new all-time high Friday and ended the day up 0.6 percent to 669.26, marking a 27.9...

Stock Market's Rise Belies Economic Pain

While retail stocks have rallied this year, and outperformed the market, the economy has continued to suffer.

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