Aufschwung: Amerika wird wieder kauffreudig

dapdStock tickers flash prices past an American flag at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Germanys Deutsche Boerse AG, the company that runs the stock exchange in Europes largest economy, could soon take over the New York Stock Exchang

ReutersA woman pulls shopping carts through the aisle of a Target store on the shopping day dubbed "Black Friday" in Torrington, Connecticut November 25, 2011. The U.S. holiday shopping season was in full-swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers

dapdCustomers walk into and out of WalMart in Methuen, Mass., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported an almost 15 percent decline in fourth-quarter profits as the worlds largest retailers U.S. namesake business continued to rebound over the

REUTERSGraphics of the new Amazon Kindle tablets are seen at a news conference during the launch of Amazons new tablets in New York, in this September 28, 2011 file photo. Amazon.com Inc. reported a big decline in quarterly profit January 31, 2012, while

REUTERSBlack Friday shoppers cross 34th Street outside Macys in Herald Square in New York November 25, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Burton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

REUTERSA customer wheels a cart through a Home Depot store in Washington February 20, 2012. Home Depot will report its 2011 fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

EPAepa01814735 (FILE) A file photograph showing New Ford vehicles at South Bay Ford dealership in Hawthorne, California, USA 01 May 2008. US car manufacturer Ford reported 03 August 2009 that their July 2009 US sales increased 2.3 per cent from a year ag

ReutersREFILE - CORRECTING SPELLING OF CARChevrolet Cruze chassis are welded by robotic welders as they move along the assembly line at the General Motors Cruze assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio July 22, 2011. With the economy still struggling to regain m

EPAepa02497026 Mechanic Paul Buzinski prepares the nations first Chevrolet Volt to be delivered to a customer at Gearhart Chevrolet dealership in Denville, New Jersey, USA, 15 December 2010. A caravan of car carriers loaded with Chevrolet Volt vehicles d

dapdADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 19, 2011 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 file photo, shoppers grab televisions at a store in Knoxville, Tenn., minutes after it opened. Plenty of Americans are having to hold back this year as the lur