Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) 48.76 $XLP
How Big Is Christmas For Retail?
Dr. Bill Conerly - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:22PM CST
Christmas is big, no doubt about it. How big depends on what type of retail. Highest honors for big holiday volume goes to sporting goods, electronics, and clothing, but general merchandise and non-store retailers (like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN )) are...
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
The Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: Collapsing Holiday Sales Are A Signal That A Recession Is Coming
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 8:26AM CST
Retail sales during the four day Thanksgiving weekend were down a whopping 11 percent from last year. This is a "make or break" time of the year for many retailers, and if things don't turn around during the coming weeks we could see a...
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
SPLS: 14.24 (-0.19), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), M: 62.50 (-1.16), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), BBY: 36.08 (+0.04), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), EBAY: 54.67 (-0.14), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), DKS: 49.01 (-0.06), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), GPS: 40.56 (-0.04), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
After The Black Friday Rout: 3 Retailer ETFs For The Holidays
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 4:24PM CST
Black Friday was ugly. Early estimates show Black Friday sales down 11% over last year's numbers. That's a bad sign, though it remains to be seen whether this is a true case of retail weakness or merely a sign that "Black Friday" no longer...
XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
Sector Returns For November 2014
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 3:58PM CST
Since so much of our earnings work is sector-related, here is a quick recap of sector returns for November ’14, both from the S&P 500 perspective and the SPDR perspective. Note: The first column is the S&P 500 sector return, per The...
XTL: 57.06 (-0.39), XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), XLK: 42.17 (unch), XLI: 57.13 (-0.29), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), XLV: 70.23 (-0.09), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71)
Thanksgiving weekend retail sales decline
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 1:35AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Could December See Upside Earnings Surprises From Crude Decline Beneficiaries?
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 11:02AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings", the "forward, 4-quarter" earnings estimate for the S&P 500, fell to $126.15, from last week's $126.48. The PE ratio on the forward estimate is 16.4(x). The PEG ratio remains at...
XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), QQQ: 105.37 (-0.05), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), DIA: 178.83 (-0.13), XLK: 42.17 (unch), XLI: 57.13 (-0.29), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71)
Retail ETFs catch a break
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 9:26AM CST
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Black Friday deals draw the crowds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 4:21AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Learning About Black Friday From Google Trends
Sober Look - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 27, 12:28AM CST
As usual, economists will be paying close attention to Black Friday shopping, trying to get a glimpse of the overall retail sales this holiday season. Expectations this year are more optimistic than what we saw the last couple of years ( see chart )....
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
The Impact Of Gas Prices On Retail And Restaurant Sales
Elephant Analytics - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 11:20PM CST
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), QQQ: 105.37 (-0.05), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), DIA: 178.83 (-0.13), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02)
Leader Of The Pack (Weight Of Evidence, Part 5 Of 7)
360 Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 8:35PM CST
At 360 Investment Research, we like to dig deep into the market and take a look at what sectors are leading the US market upward. By analyzing sectors on a relative basis against the S&P 500, we can gain insight into what sectors are leading the...
XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), XLK: 42.17 (unch), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), XLV: 70.23 (-0.09), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71)
What did the billionaires do in Q3?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 1:46PM CST
XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), MON: 121.09 (+0.23), DAL: 46.42 (+1.67), GOOG: 537.31 (+5.99), HUM: 141.12 (-0.59), NOV: 67.35 (-0.23), MSI: 65.20 (-0.12), WHR: 188.26 (-1.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), RIG: 18.68 (-0.89), THC: 48.42 (+1.27), WMB: 51.13 (+0.01), ABBV: 69.57 (+1.07), XLI: 57.13 (-0.29), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), MSFT: 48.84 (+0.76), APD: 145.80 (+0.42), APC: 79.38 (-1.29), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71), MCK: 211.82 (+0.32), TMO: 128.39 (-0.53), FB: 75.24 (+0.36), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), ICE: 227.05 (+0.72), MHFI: 93.36 (+0.33), MAS: 24.78 (+0.05), XLV: 70.23 (-0.09), NFLX: 350.60 (-4.52), CI: 103.19 (-0.84), GM: 33.09 (-0.55), IBLN: 26.06 (+0.09), GPS: 40.56 (-0.04), AIG: 55.17 (+0.27), CMCSA: 56.37 (-0.77), CTSH: 53.52 (-0.92), CBS: 54.85 (-0.38)
BlackRock's Koesterich cautions on dividend stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 1:34PM CST
VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), UPW: 101.66 (-0.05), SDP: 51.13 (unch), FXU: 24.46 (+0.04), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), FUTY: 29.86 (+0.01), PSCU: 38.11 (-0.05), RYU: 77.60 (-0.09), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), PUI: 23.56 (unch), IDU: 115.85 (-0.03), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), VPU: 100.29 (unch), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02)
Upbeat on Bon-Ton and Energy; Short Consumer Staples: Best of Kass
at The Street - Sun Nov 23, 4:41PM CST
In highlights from his trading diary of the past week, Doug Kass discusses why he's net-short amid slowing global growth, with some bright spots being Bon-Ton and the energy sector.
XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), BONT: 6.98 (-0.54)
Playing Defense All Around The World
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 20, 1:21AM CST
BTI: 117.62 (-0.38), BUD: 114.14 (-0.31), IPS: 39.12 (-0.12), IPU: 18.72 (-0.13), FXY: 81.27 (unch), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), UUP: 23.53 (-0.09), DEO: 121.53 (-0.85), XLV: 70.23 (-0.09), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), NVO: 45.86 (+0.03), AZN: 73.94 (+0.12), XLK: 42.17 (unch), FXE: 121.95 (+0.68), SNY: 46.75 (-1.36), NGG: 72.95 (-0.02), IRY: 49.05 (+0.06), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71), NVS: 95.77 (+0.11)
The Most Expensive Sector In The Market Today
The Financial Lexicon - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 4:07AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02)
Wal-Mart U.S. Revenue Gain Pushes Stock and ETFs Higher - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 14, 11:00AM CST
Wal-Mart same store sales in U.S. has risen for the first time in seven quarters, driving stock price and ETFs higher.
XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20)
Defensive Leadership: A Showstopper For Bull Market?
Chris Ciovacco - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 10, 2:56PM CST
Consumer Discretionary Underperforming The chart below shows the performance of consumer discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY ) relative to consumer staples (NYSEARCA: XLP ). For most of 2013, discretionary sectors were leading defensive sectors...
XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), PG: 90.58 (+0.58), TLT: 121.80 (+1.01)
How Big Is Christmas For Retail?
Dr. Bill Conerly - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:22PM CST
Christmas is big, no doubt about it. How big depends on what type of retail. Highest honors for big holiday volume goes to sporting goods, electronics, and clothing, but general merchandise and non-store retailers (like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN )) are...
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
The Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: Collapsing Holiday Sales Are A Signal That A Recession Is Coming
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 8:26AM CST
Retail sales during the four day Thanksgiving weekend were down a whopping 11 percent from last year. This is a "make or break" time of the year for many retailers, and if things don't turn around during the coming weeks we could see a...
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
SPLS: 14.24 (-0.19), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), M: 62.50 (-1.16), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), BBY: 36.08 (+0.04), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), EBAY: 54.67 (-0.14), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), DKS: 49.01 (-0.06), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), GPS: 40.56 (-0.04), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
After The Black Friday Rout: 3 Retailer ETFs For The Holidays
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 4:24PM CST
Black Friday was ugly. Early estimates show Black Friday sales down 11% over last year's numbers. That's a bad sign, though it remains to be seen whether this is a true case of retail weakness or merely a sign that "Black Friday" no longer...
XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
Sector Returns For November 2014
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 3:58PM CST
Since so much of our earnings work is sector-related, here is a quick recap of sector returns for November ’14, both from the S&P 500 perspective and the SPDR perspective. Note: The first column is the S&P 500 sector return, per The...
XTL: 57.06 (-0.39), XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), XLK: 42.17 (unch), XLI: 57.13 (-0.29), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), XLV: 70.23 (-0.09), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71)
Thanksgiving weekend retail sales decline
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 1:35AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Could December See Upside Earnings Surprises From Crude Decline Beneficiaries?
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 11:02AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings", the "forward, 4-quarter" earnings estimate for the S&P 500, fell to $126.15, from last week's $126.48. The PE ratio on the forward estimate is 16.4(x). The PEG ratio remains at...
XLB: 49.81 (+0.15), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), QQQ: 105.37 (-0.05), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), DIA: 178.83 (-0.13), XLK: 42.17 (unch), XLI: 57.13 (-0.29), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56), XLU: 46.23 (-0.04), XLF: 24.60 (+0.03), XLE: 81.25 (-0.71)
Retail ETFs catch a break
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 9:26AM CST
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Black Friday deals draw the crowds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 4:21AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
Learning About Black Friday From Google Trends
Sober Look - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 27, 12:28AM CST
As usual, economists will be paying close attention to Black Friday shopping, trying to get a glimpse of the overall retail sales this holiday season. Expectations this year are more optimistic than what we saw the last couple of years ( see chart )....
PEJ: 34.62 (-0.14), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), XLP: 48.76 (-0.04), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), FSTA: 29.55 (-0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), UCC: 93.56 (+1.06), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXG: 42.40 (+0.02), IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), SCC: 13.76 (-0.01), VDC: 126.99 (-0.11), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), PBJ: 30.46 (-0.14), PEZ: 44.28 (-0.05), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 53.61 (-0.29), RHS: 104.21 (-0.25), PSL: 50.85 (unch), PSCD: 50.02 (-0.30)
The Impact Of Gas Prices On Retail And Restaurant Sales
Elephant Analytics - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 11:20PM CST
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Leader Of The Pack (Weight Of Evidence, Part 5 Of 7)
360 Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 8:35PM CST
At 360 Investment Research, we like to dig deep into the market and take a look at what sectors are leading the US market upward. By analyzing sectors on a relative basis against the S&P 500, we can gain insight into what sectors are leading the...
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What did the billionaires do in Q3?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 1:46PM CST
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BlackRock's Koesterich cautions on dividend stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 1:34PM CST
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Upbeat on Bon-Ton and Energy; Short Consumer Staples: Best of Kass
at The Street - Sun Nov 23, 4:41PM CST
In highlights from his trading diary of the past week, Doug Kass discusses why he's net-short amid slowing global growth, with some bright spots being Bon-Ton and the energy sector.
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Playing Defense All Around The World
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 20, 1:21AM CST
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The Most Expensive Sector In The Market Today
The Financial Lexicon - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 4:07AM CST
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Wal-Mart U.S. Revenue Gain Pushes Stock and ETFs Higher - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 14, 11:00AM CST
Wal-Mart same store sales in U.S. has risen for the first time in seven quarters, driving stock price and ETFs higher.
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Defensive Leadership: A Showstopper For Bull Market?
Chris Ciovacco - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 10, 2:56PM CST
Consumer Discretionary Underperforming The chart below shows the performance of consumer discretionary stocks (NYSEARCA: XLY ) relative to consumer staples (NYSEARCA: XLP ). For most of 2013, discretionary sectors were leading defensive sectors...
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