retail spending up in the us, page-2

"Consumers still have to shop, the market realizes. Tech stocks rally strongly. Applied Materials cites strong demand for flat-screen TVs. Coca-Cola earnings beat wall st estimates.

MoreA better-than-expected report on retail sales gave investors confidence to do some buying today.

At 2:20 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones industrials were up 121 points, or 1%, to 12,495. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 43 points, or 1.8%, to 2,363, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 12 points."

and some here think centro wont survive...