{"id":5493,"date":"2017-02-15T10:01:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-u-s-retail-sales-in-january-rose-more-than-expected-more-02152017\/"},"modified":"2017-02-15T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:01:25","slug":"equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-u-s-retail-sales-in-january-rose-more-than-expected-more-02152017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-u-s-retail-sales-in-january-rose-more-than-expected-more-02152017\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Leasing Small Business News + More U.S. Retail Sales in January Rose More Than Expected + MORE 02\/15\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bb_header_text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/Header_images\/equipment-leasing-large.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/general-motors-opel-sale-faces-political-resistance-ahead-of-key-europe-elections-1487167607?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"GM&#039;s Opel Sale Faces Political Resistance in Europe\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GM&#039;s Opel Sale Faces Political Resistance in Europe<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">The chief executives of General Motors and Peugeot moved quickly\u00a0to head off political resistance emerging in Germany to the potential sale of GM\u2019s struggling Opel unit to its French rival.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/general-motors-opel-sale-faces-political-resistance-ahead-of-key-europe-elections-1487167607?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/LgRB9-eyWcM\/288996\" title=\"3 Legal Decisions Every Founder Must Face\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 Legal Decisions Every Founder Must Face<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; 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