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Two years ago, my wife and I walked out of our local Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) because the checkout lines were too long. That's not a problem any longer. On weekends, the place seems busier than a beehive but it is less crowded than it used to be. People -- mostly middle class from what I can...

Have retail sales turned the corner? Many chains reported that same-store sales were merely awful instead of cataclysmic. The major stock indexes rallied on the new indicating that investors are beginning to believe predictions that the economy may turn around late this year or early next...