Monthly Retail Trade Data Released Consumer Spending Patterns Under Scrutiny US April Payrolls Surge Past Expectations Yet Underlying Weaknesses Persist Chinas Lunar South Pole Mission Aims to Assess Resources for Future Base The Energy Report China Oil Syndrome Demand Signals Raise Market Questions Oil Prices Surge as US Military Strikes in Iran Raise Geopolitical Tensions CXMT Reports Strong Growth Figures Amid IPO Ambitions Pine Labs RVNL Decline LIC Campus Activewear Gain as Earnings Drive Stock Movements Amazon Expands AI Shopping Technology to Retailers Signs Kate Spade as Customer Gold and Silver Decline as Precious Metals Face Selling Pressure Walmart WMT Gains Hedge Fund Attention Amid Mixed Analyst Outlooks Artisan Value Fund Sells Diageo Stake Amid First Quarter Portfolio Shifts South Koreas Deputy PM Warns AIDriven Wealth Must Be Shared Broadly Amid Labor Unrest at Samsung Inflation Pressures Widen Beyond Oil and Iran Housing Food and Services Show Price Acceleration Vestas Wind Systems Shares Decline as Company Warns Margins May Hit Guidance Low End