Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR (XLY) 71.53 $XLY
Latest Musings On Retail, Oil, Coal And A Few Other Things
Wisdom's Reward - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:40AM CST
The last few months, I have read more articles, reports, SEC filings, and earnings call transcripts than I can count. Most of them have centered around retail, coal, and oil. While I already write articles that expand on specific investment ideas, I...
KOLD: 53.35 (-4.59), NAGS: 10.82 (+0.02), OLO: 9.84 (+0.28), UNG: 19.34 (+0.78), BNO: 27.08 (-0.27), KOL: 15.93 (-0.12), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), CRUD: 31.00 (-0.57), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), DNO: 45.79 (+0.81), DGAZ: 4.24 (-0.60), OIL: 15.77 (-0.28), GAZ: 2.19 (+0.04), BOIL: 27.00 (+1.98), UGAZ: 9.79 (+1.10), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), UNL: 16.40 (+0.47), OLEM: 30.00 (-0.56), DCNG: 25.29 (-0.86), USO: 24.96 (-0.38), UCO: 15.65 (-0.51), DTO: 59.58 (+1.70), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), UWTI: 9.39 (-0.50), SCO: 53.86 (+1.72), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), SZO: 51.92 (unch), DBO: 19.51 (-0.31), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), DWTI: 70.24 (+3.64), USL: 31.46 (-0.47)
Black Friday: The Aftermath
Wall Street Survivor - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 2:15AM CST
Ah, Black Friday. That fateful day every year when American consumers rush to retail stores everywhere to battle it out for the ultimate holiday savings. And for investors, the market usually responds. Because it's such a historically good shopping...
PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 116.50 (+0.08), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
SPLS: 14.38 (+0.14), PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), M: 62.35 (-0.15), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), BBY: 35.63 (-0.45), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), EBAY: 54.81 (+0.14), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), TGT: 73.66 (+0.38), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), DKS: 48.40 (-0.61), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), GPS: 40.74 (+0.18), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 48.85 (+0.09), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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: 57.44 (+0.38), XLB: 49.77 (-0.04), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XLK: 42.12 (-0.05), XLI: 57.26 (+0.13), XLU: 45.87 (-0.36), XLF: 24.82 (+0.22), XLV: 70.79 (+0.56), XLE: 80.28 (-0.97)
Thanksgiving weekend retail sales decline
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 1:35AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), TGT: 73.66 (+0.38), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
The Early Read On 2014 Holiday Sales Does Not Look Promising
Seth Golden - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 5:05PM CST
IYK: 106.20 (unch), PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 49.77 (-0.04), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), QQQ: 105.38 (+0.01), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), DIA: 179.51 (+0.68), XLK: 42.12 (-0.05), XLI: 57.26 (+0.13), IWM: 117.69 (+0.88), XLU: 45.87 (-0.36), XLF: 24.82 (+0.22), XLE: 80.28 (-0.97)
6 billion reasons to like retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 2:26PM CST
IYK: 106.20 (unch), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), FIVE: 37.61 (-5.24), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), RAD: 5.69 (+0.11), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), TGT: 73.66 (+0.38), GM: 33.93 (+0.84), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 12:26PM CST
USO: 24.96 (-0.38), IYH: 148.80 (+1.17), GDXJ: 24.67 (-1.02), QQQ: 105.38 (+0.01), FCG: 11.64 (-0.21), OIL: 15.77 (-0.28), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), BNO: 27.08 (-0.27), XLK: 42.12 (-0.05), TLT: 121.09 (-0.71)
Retail ETFs catch a break
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 9:26AM CST
PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
Black Friday deals draw the crowds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 4:21AM CST
IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
Feasting On The Stock Market Harvest
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 1:55AM CST
The day of fortune is like a harvest day We must be busy when the corn is ripe - Torquato Tasso Americans celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday with people across the country coming together to feast and give thanks. Many...
NBL: 50.59 (-0.99), FCX: 26.01 (-0.42), XOM: 93.82 (-0.55), GOOG: 525.26 (-12.05), TLT: 121.09 (-0.71), EEM: 40.88 (-0.08), COH: 34.50 (-0.20), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), RIG: 18.72 (+0.04), IBM: 163.27 (-0.78), MAT: 30.88 (+0.20), BHP: 50.38 (-0.86), OIL: 15.77 (-0.28), APA: 61.64 (-1.61), XLK: 42.12 (-0.05), GOOGL: 528.08 (-14.50), OXY: 81.48 (-1.06), VNQ: 80.59 (-0.41), JJC: 35.08 (-0.06), EPP: 45.96 (-0.11), XLE: 80.28 (-0.97), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XLU: 45.87 (-0.36), IEV: 44.90 (+0.22), GM: 33.93 (+0.84), CVX: 110.87 (-1.41)
Thanksgiving online shopping +18.6%, led by Amazon
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 27, 4:32PM CST
IYK: 106.20 (unch), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+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: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
The Impact Of Gas Prices On Retail And Restaurant Sales
Elephant Analytics - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 11:20PM CST
PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), QQQ: 105.38 (+0.01), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), DIA: 179.51 (+0.68), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), IWM: 117.69 (+0.88), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20)
Latest Musings On Retail, Oil, Coal And A Few Other Things
Wisdom's Reward - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:40AM CST
The last few months, I have read more articles, reports, SEC filings, and earnings call transcripts than I can count. Most of them have centered around retail, coal, and oil. While I already write articles that expand on specific investment ideas, I...
KOLD: 53.35 (-4.59), NAGS: 10.82 (+0.02), OLO: 9.84 (+0.28), UNG: 19.34 (+0.78), BNO: 27.08 (-0.27), KOL: 15.93 (-0.12), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), CRUD: 31.00 (-0.57), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), DNO: 45.79 (+0.81), DGAZ: 4.24 (-0.60), OIL: 15.77 (-0.28), GAZ: 2.19 (+0.04), BOIL: 27.00 (+1.98), UGAZ: 9.79 (+1.10), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), UNL: 16.40 (+0.47), OLEM: 30.00 (-0.56), DCNG: 25.29 (-0.86), USO: 24.96 (-0.38), UCO: 15.65 (-0.51), DTO: 59.58 (+1.70), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), UWTI: 9.39 (-0.50), SCO: 53.86 (+1.72), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), SZO: 51.92 (unch), DBO: 19.51 (-0.31), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), DWTI: 70.24 (+3.64), USL: 31.46 (-0.47)
Black Friday: The Aftermath
Wall Street Survivor - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 2:15AM CST
Ah, Black Friday. That fateful day every year when American consumers rush to retail stores everywhere to battle it out for the ultimate holiday savings. And for investors, the market usually responds. Because it's such a historically good shopping...
PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 116.50 (+0.08), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 34.95 (+0.33), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
SPLS: 14.38 (+0.14), PEJ: 34.95 (+0.33), M: 62.35 (-0.15), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), BBY: 35.63 (-0.45), RTH: 69.37 (-0.09), FDIS: 28.85 (+0.01), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), PMR: 36.85 (+0.05), FSTA: 29.60 (+0.05), EBAY: 54.81 (+0.14), UGE: 99.30 (-0.13), TGT: 73.66 (+0.38), UCC: 94.39 (+0.83), RCD: 87.58 (+0.30), FXD: 35.25 (+0.04), FXG: 42.60 (+0.20), IYK: 106.20 (unch), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), SCC: 13.72 (-0.04), VDC: 127.23 (+0.24), DKS: 48.40 (-0.61), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), IYC: 135.10 (+0.38), PBJ: 30.57 (+0.11), PEZ: 44.37 (+0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), VCR: 116.50 (+0.08), RETL: 94.66 (-0.97), SZK: 26.27 (+0.27), PSCC: 53.95 (+0.34), GPS: 40.74 (+0.18), RHS: 104.48 (+0.27), PSL: 51.23 (+0.38), PSCD: 50.03 (+0.01)
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: 48.85 (+0.09), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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: 57.44 (+0.38), XLB: 49.77 (-0.04), XLP: 48.85 (+0.09), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XLK: 42.12 (-0.05), XLI: 57.26 (+0.13), XLU: 45.87 (-0.36), XLF: 24.82 (+0.22), XLV: 70.79 (+0.56), XLE: 80.28 (-0.97)
Thanksgiving weekend retail sales decline
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 1:35AM CST
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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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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...
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6 billion reasons to like retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 2:26PM CST
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Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
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Retail ETFs catch a break
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Black Friday deals draw the crowds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 4:21AM CST
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Feasting On The Stock Market Harvest
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 1:55AM CST
The day of fortune is like a harvest day We must be busy when the corn is ripe - Torquato Tasso Americans celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday with people across the country coming together to feast and give thanks. Many...
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Thanksgiving online shopping +18.6%, led by Amazon
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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 )....
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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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