Investors can't wait for inflation to be broken before they buy.

Record high gas prices and the fastest inflation in forty years continue to hold back consumer spending, with March retail sales slowing from their February levels.

Stocks finished lower Thursday on softer retail sales, and another move higher in Treasury bond yields.

Stock futures edge higher as Treasury yields ease; Retail sales in focus as gas prices, inflation, hammer spending; Apple shares edge lower in MacBook delay reports; Amazon plans fuel surcharge as operating expenses continue to rise and UnitedHealth shares bump higher after q1 profit beat.

Optum revenues rose by nearly 20% from last year, helping UnitedHealth top Street forecasts for its first quarter earnings.

In the energy sector, 25% of the companies covered by Morningstar garnered fair-value increases of more than 10%.

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