The report fit in with other industrial production, retail sales and job data that suggests the U.S. economy has gained steam.
Analysts also predict the global cafe giant will post 11 percent revenue growth in the most recent quarter.
The January-March GDP figure, while showing a decline, still beat forecasts.
Retail sales account for a third of U.S. consumer spending, and a sustained increase bodes well for GDP, earnings and job growth.
After last week's volatile sessions, which ended with the markets losing a lot of ground, earnings and economic data should guide markets.
Investors will look to domestic data even as markets abroad move on disappointing Chinese data.
Earlier, Premier Li Keqiang had expressed confidence about the Chinese economy in his address to the National People’s Congress.
Apple opened its first Apple Retail Store in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 15 to 1,700 eager customers. However, high import duties may keep Apple's products out of many Brazilian hands.
There's only so much you can blame on the weather.
Earnings from Wall Street heavyweights such as Pepsi and Kraft Foods, plus data on jobs and retail sales, should influence trading.
Monday may be a slow day, but the rest of the week -- with earnings, Janet Yellen's address and economic data -- could be anything but.
The Latin American country has been plagued with disappointing growth and high inflation.
Smaller retail shops had a different holiday season than their large-store counterparts did.
This chart shows just why UPS got slammed with much more delivery traffic than it expected over the holiday season.
J.C. Penney announced scores of store closings and thousands of layoffs. Here's a list of the areas getting hit.
The company’s scant three-sentence comment on holiday sales last week raised doubts about the store’s performance in the crucial holiday season.
Concerning the journey to U.S. economic healing, we're not half-way home; but the nation is progressing.
The latest retail report shows a U.S. economy continuing to grow faster than expected.
A report surveyed the state of the global retail industry, as retail executives gathered at the NRF's Big Show industry conference in New York.
Sony's PlayStation Now announcement causes GameStop stock to fall 8%.
Factory output climbed for a third month in a row, while retail sales jumped and job availability hit a six-year high.
Stocks look set to extend the rally, albeit on a more reserved note, after Monday saw the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones hit fresh highs.