IYC: A Better Consumer ETF? - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Thu Dec 04, 5:07AM CST
This forgotten ETF in the Consumer space has been an excellent performer.
VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), IYC: 134.72 (+0.09), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
Today's Market: Tech And Retail Names Moving Today
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 9:40AM CST
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), TJX: 65.91 (+0.05), IBM: 164.05 (-0.47), MCHP: 46.02 (-0.57), JCP: 6.73 (-0.46), INTC: 37.46 (+0.03), BRK.B: 150.05 (+0.32), BRK.A: 225,214.70 (+729.70), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
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...
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Santa Claus Stalled But Buy The Dip
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 9:00AM CST
VTI: 106.71 (-0.13), USO: 25.34 (-0.24), SPY: 207.66 (-0.23), QQQ: 105.37 (-0.05), GLD: 115.88 (-0.45), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), DIA: 178.83 (-0.13), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), IWM: 116.81 (-0.56), UUP: 23.53 (-0.09), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
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)
'Fast Money' Recap: Energy Companies Ebb and Flow With Oil Prices
at The Street - Tue Dec 02, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed oil, Apple and biotech companies.
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How Much Of A Retail Benefit From Falling Oil Prices? A Back Of The Envelope Calculation
Paulo Santos - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 3:06AM CST
USO: 25.34 (-0.24), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
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)
Watch for SPDR S&P Retail ETF to Potentially Rebound After Falling 2.15% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Dec 01, 4:33PM CST
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $92.22 to a high of $93.80. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $93.36 on volume of 3.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
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)
Cyber Monday No Cure for Black Friday Blues as Retail, Tech Stocks Drop
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 3:13PM CST
As shoppers flood the internet for seasonal deals on Cyber Monday, it's tech giants and retail names that see the biggest sales over the trading session.
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Stocks Recover From Session Lows but Tech Names Continue to Drag
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 2:11PM CST
The tech-heavy Nasdaq falls from record highs on Monday.
AMZN: 316.93 (+0.43), KSS: 56.81 (-1.40), TSLA: 228.28 (-1.02), M: 62.50 (-1.16), DWA: 23.27 (+1.52), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), BIDU: 230.81 (-0.48), LGF: 34.78 (-0.38), JCP: 6.73 (-0.46), SFUN: 8.57 (-0.16), AAPL: 115.49 (-0.44), BABA: 109.17 (-1.47)
Energy and Retail Stocks Pull S&P 500 Lower, Oil Slides
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 10:13AM CST
December has arrived and it's a frosty start for U.S. stocks as crude oil prices fall to five-year lows.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon, Wal-Mart,SPDR S&P Retail ETF, Market Vectors Retail ETF and PowerShares Retail Fund
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 01, 8:30AM CST
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN-Free Report), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT-Free Report), SPDR S&P Retail ETF (AMEX:XRT- Free Report), Market Vectors Retail ETF (AMEX:RTH- Free Report) and PowerShares Retail Fund (AMEX
RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
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)
The Early Read On 2014 Holiday Sales Does Not Look Promising
Seth Golden - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 5:05PM CST
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Retailers Going Into The Black: 3 ETFs To Watch This Friday
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 29, 3:16PM CST
Originally published November 28, 2014 Now that the Thanksgiving feast is done, the turkey is eaten, it’s time for the biggest shopping day of the year. U.S. shoppers are swarming to the stores by the millions to save on their Christmas...
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Retail Is On Sale For Black Friday
Josh Arnold - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 29, 2:16AM CST
In the past six months investors have witnessed an epic decline in the price of oil on the back of an economic recovery that has been very slow but also very steady. Unemployment is down and with more people working and more money in their pockets...
XRT: 92.73 (-0.64)
6 billion reasons to like retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 2:26PM CST
IYK: 106.20 (-0.35), XLY: 71.37 (-0.04), WMT: 84.76 (-0.18), FIVE: 42.85 (-0.22), RTH: 69.46 (+0.20), XRT: 92.73 (-0.64), RAD: 5.58 (+0.12), FDIS: 28.84 (-0.06), VCR: 116.42 (-0.26), PMR: 36.80 (+0.02), UGE: 99.43 (-0.04), RETL: 95.63 (-0.08), SZK: 26.00 (unch), TGT: 73.28 (-0.05), GM: 33.09 (-0.55), RCD: 87.28 (-0.26), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07)