The retail sales figures added to recent data pointing to underlying strength in the world's biggest economy, boosting risk assets such as Asian shares, but investors remain nervous about oil demand from the United States and China amid slowing consumption in Europe.
Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul discusses fixing the U.S. economy, fighting the Fed, Iran and foreign policy, and his plan to restore America.
The U.S. supermarket bacon business is worth $2.5 billion and new pig welfare laws in the EU could push bacon prices up 20% in the UK, reports CNBC's Darren Rovell.
A preview of McDonald's earnings report and March's same-store sales, both out tomorrow, with Nicole Miller Regan, Piper Jaffray analyst and CNBC's Phil LeBeau.
Discussing Thursday morning's major economic reports, including jobless claims and existing home sales, with Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics chief economist.
Could growth in the home improvement industry outpace GDP in the future? Peter Keith, Piper Jaffray analyst, explains why he's upgrading shares of Home Depot and Lowe's.
Sanofi CEO Christopher Viehbacher discusses his company's $20 billion acquisition of Genzyme and other opportunities he sees in the pharmaceutical market.
Sharing perspective on whether stellar auto sales in March can continue, with Gary Flom, Manhattan Automobile president & CEO; Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds.com senior analyst; and CNBC's Phil LeBeau.
Forty percent of all romance books purchased are through e-books. CNBC's Courtney Reagan explains what is fueling annual sales of $1.36B in romance fiction.