News Of GoPro's Drone Initiative Soured Shares, But The Aftertaste Is Super Sweet
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 11:32AM CST
GPRO: 72.18 (+0.20), QQQ: 105.38 (+0.01), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
Forward Intelligence: U.S. Retail Sales November 2014
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 10:15AM CST
The growth in US retail spending has eased lately, with the year-over-year pace dipping to 4.1% through October – the slowest rise since July. Is that a sign that consumption on Main Street will end the year on a disappointing note? Not...
XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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)
Today's Market: Tech And Retail Names Moving Today
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 9:40AM CST
AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), TJX: 65.58 (-0.33), IBM: 163.27 (-0.78), MCHP: 46.29 (+0.27), JCP: 6.64 (-0.09), INTC: 37.67 (+0.21), BRK.B: 150.68 (+0.63), BRK.A: 225,640.00 (+425.30), 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)
Santa Claus Stalled But Buy The Dip
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 9:00AM CST
VTI: 106.95 (+0.24), USO: 24.96 (-0.38), SPY: 208.00 (+0.34), QQQ: 105.38 (+0.01), GLD: 114.43 (-1.45), TGT: 73.66 (+0.38), DIA: 179.51 (+0.68), WMT: 84.12 (-0.64), IWM: 117.69 (+0.88), UUP: 23.71 (+0.18), XRT: 92.43 (-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: 34.95 (+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)
'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.
TSLA: 223.71 (-4.57), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), WLL: 37.25 (-1.93), HES: 75.72 (-0.57), FB: 76.36 (+1.12), XOM: 93.82 (-0.55), M: 62.35 (-0.15), AMGN: 169.24 (+2.69), COP: 67.85 (-1.46), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), SLB: 87.16 (-0.27), ADT: 34.82 (+0.45), CELG: 114.13 (+0.50), CFR: 74.99 (+1.48), RIG: 18.72 (+0.04), GILD: 104.59 (+2.77), ECOM: 19.52 (+1.63), EOG: 90.75 (-2.25), DPZ: 94.89 (-1.04), CVX: 110.87 (-1.41), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), WAG: 68.60 (+0.70)
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: 24.96 (-0.38), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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)
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: 92.43 (-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: 48.85 (+0.09), XLY: 71.53 (+0.16), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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.
TSLA: 223.71 (-4.57), KSS: 57.06 (+0.25), AMZN: 312.63 (-4.30), BIDU: 232.72 (+1.91), JCP: 6.64 (-0.09), M: 62.35 (-0.15), SFUN: 8.66 (+0.09), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), BABA: 107.90 (-1.27)
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: 312.63 (-4.30), KSS: 57.06 (+0.25), TSLA: 223.71 (-4.57), M: 62.35 (-0.15), DWA: 23.54 (+0.27), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), BIDU: 232.72 (+1.91), LGF: 34.95 (+0.17), JCP: 6.64 (-0.09), SFUN: 8.66 (+0.09), AAPL: 115.00 (-0.49), BABA: 107.90 (-1.27)
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.
KSS: 57.06 (+0.25), HES: 75.72 (-0.57), COP: 67.85 (-1.46), M: 62.35 (-0.15), XOM: 93.82 (-0.55), DWA: 23.54 (+0.27), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30), LGF: 34.95 (+0.17), JCP: 6.64 (-0.09), CVX: 110.87 (-1.41), XLE: 80.28 (-0.97)
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: 69.37 (-0.09), XRT: 92.43 (-0.30)
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)