KQED Nightly Business Report August 21, 2013
It could cripple the worlds second largest economy. That and more tonight on nightly Business Report for tuesday, august 20th. Good evening everyone. The big buzz on wall street today, the strength of the american consumer. Four retailers came out with earnings and the results are mixed raising questions about how comfortable consumers are about spending and how that could impact the u. S. Economy. First up, home depot. Sales soared 11 helped by the turn around in housing. Sales are so good they uplifted the sales and earning look for the rest of the year. Barnes noble doubled, hurt by a 20 dr...