Markets Steady as Retail Sales Disappoint and Earnings Roll In

The December US retail sales report was disappointing. Headline retail sales month over month missed expectations (0.0% vs Street 0.4%), while year over year growth slowed (2.4% vs previous 3.3%). In earnings news today, Coca-Cola ($0.58 vs Street $0.56, down 3.7% premarket), CVS Health ($1.09 vs Street $1.00, down 1.4% premarket), and DuPont ($0.46 vs […]