US Retail Sales Data Indicates Consumer Resilience Amid Persistent Cost Pressures Global Stocks Rise Oil and Dollar Retreat on Renewed Iran Peace Hopes Healthcare and Tech Boost SP 500 to Fresh Highs Communication Services Slips Morrisons Announces Plans to Close Approximately 100 Stores Amid Government Cost Pressures US Productivity Growth Slows in Q4 as Unit Labor Costs Accelerate MarketWatch Report Bond Slump Spurs Renewed Vigilante Fears Among FixedIncome Professionals Presidential Tariff Authority Expands Beyond Steel and Aluminum New Trade Policy Dimensions