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Serena Williams of the U.S. has her toe bandaged during her quarter-finals match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in their at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 22, 2008.
Serena Williams of the U.S. has her toe bandaged during her quarter-finals match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in their at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 22, 2008.
(Steve Holland/Reuters)

SCOTT BARLOW

Will retail sales show U.S. consumer licking payroll tax-inflicted wounds?

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Wednesday’s U.S. retail sales report will be the key economic data point for the week, offering the first look at the potential negative effects of the “fiscal cliff” tax legislation.