Retail sales 2x lower than forecast.

Retail sales tumbled by 2.7% in December, marking the sixth consecutive decline, the Commerce Department said. The deep, broad drop indicates worried consumers were adding to savings instead of spending at the height of the holiday season.

Futures are at the morning lows

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posted by Peter Greene