Why isn't this bigger news?

From a 'Headlines' email I get daily from MSNBC:

Retail sales drop more than expected
Retail sales fell a larger-than-expected 1.3 percent in February as auto sales plunged and consumers took a breather after spending big in January, a government report showed on Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11821850/

U.S. current account deficit hits record
America's deficit in the broadest measure of international trade surged to an all-time high of $804.9 billion last year as the country went deeper into debt to
foreigners.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11821768/