Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR (XLY) 72.15 $XLY
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), KRE: 40.70 (-0.44), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), FM: 30.80 (-0.15), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), KIE: 66.69 (-0.79), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), VNQ: 81.00 (-1.39), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), SH: 21.78 (+0.22), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), IVV: 206.87 (-2.14), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), EFA: 60.84 (-0.38), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
2015 Will Be The Year Of The Credit-Constrained Consumer
Outsized Analytics - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 11:10PM CST
SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
Late season strength seen for holiday sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 1:19PM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Amazon, Home Depot, McDonald's Push Consumer Discretionary Fund to High
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 11:25AM CST
The Consumer Discretionary sector SPDR set an all-time intraday high Tuesday in anticipation of solid holiday consumer spending.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), HD: 104.97 (+0.70), NKE: 96.15 (-0.73), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), KORS: 75.10 (-0.28), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), RL: 185.16 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), FOSL: 110.74 (-0.70), COH: 37.56 (-0.30), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), VRA: 20.38 (+0.14), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), KATE: 32.01 (+0.04), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), HGG: 7.57 (-0.05), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), TIF: 106.86 (-0.56), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Harlem Globetrotters Brand Grows as Consumer Spending Strengthens
at The Street - Mon Dec 22, 3:43PM CST
The Harlem Globetrotters saw record revenue in 2014 and CEO Kurt Schneider foresees a bright 2015.
FB: 78.02 (-1.20), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02)
2014 Holiday Season Retail Trends (Podcast)
Bob O'Donnell - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 7:51AM CST
Welcome to the weekly Tech.pinions podcast. This week, Ben Bajarin, Bob O'Donnell and Steve Baker discuss the holiday shopping trends for tech devices in US retail stores. We explore what is selling in US retail and talk about tablets, iPads, PCs,...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Stars Align This Holiday Shopping Season
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 21, 7:54AM CST
The holiday cheer did not last long. With Thanksgiving leftovers barely finished, sales reports came in suggesting a difficult start to the traditional U.S. holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation's initial estimate of sales during...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.293
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
XLY: 72.15 (-0.29)
The Current Economic Tale Told By Real Retail Sales
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:25AM CST
By New Deal Democrat Real retail sales is one of my favorite economic metrics. Depending on how it is measured, it has value as a long leading indicator, a short leading indicator for jobs, a coincident indicator, and a mid-cycle indicator. Let's...
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
EIA: Gasoline outlays in 2015 to be lowest in 11 years
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 6:41AM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Where the wealthy are investing now
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 10:35AM CST
EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), BRK.B: 150.15 (-1.94), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), BRK.A: 226,000.00 (-2,255.00), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Daily State Of The Markets: Looking At Oil And The Charts
David Moenning - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 8:16AM CST
Oil continued to collapse on Friday, taking the stock market down with it. And while there were other stories that attracted some attention at the end of last week, including London's airspace being closed and a downgrade of France's sovereign debt...
JNK: 38.61 (-0.17), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), USO: 20.36 (+0.07), DBC: 18.45 (-0.14), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), RSX: 14.63 (-0.91), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), EWZ: 36.57 (-0.19), JJC: 33.96 (-0.39)
Survey: Gas prices not a factor in holiday spending plans
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 11:04AM CST
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Econ Wrap-Up: Retail Sales, Sentiment, Business Inventories And Import Export Prices
Wall Street Strategies - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:49AM CST
By Jennifer Coombs Likely as a result of lower gasoline prices, November retail sales came in at a strong 0.7% boost after rebounding by 0.5% in October and well above consensus at 0.4%. Automobile sales also jumped considerably, by 1.7% after an...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
An Upside Surprise For November Retail Sales
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:45AM CST
US retail spending jumped substantially more than expected last month, the Census Bureau reports: up 0.7% in November vs. the previous month. That's well above the 0.4% consensus forecast. The profile for consumption looks even stronger on a...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Retail Sales Upturn Adds To Picture Of Ongoing U.S. Economic Buoyancy
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 12:34AM CST
Robust retail sales growth adds to the signs that the US economic upturn continues to impress as we move towards the end of the year. However, the data also raise the likelihood of more policymakers being persuaded to start raising interest rates. ...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), KRE: 40.70 (-0.44), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), FM: 30.80 (-0.15), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), KIE: 66.69 (-0.79), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), VNQ: 81.00 (-1.39), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), SH: 21.78 (+0.22), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), IVV: 206.87 (-2.14), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), EFA: 60.84 (-0.38), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
2015 Will Be The Year Of The Credit-Constrained Consumer
Outsized Analytics - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 29, 11:10PM CST
SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
Late season strength seen for holiday sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 1:19PM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Amazon, Home Depot, McDonald's Push Consumer Discretionary Fund to High
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 11:25AM CST
The Consumer Discretionary sector SPDR set an all-time intraday high Tuesday in anticipation of solid holiday consumer spending.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), HD: 104.97 (+0.70), NKE: 96.15 (-0.73), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), KORS: 75.10 (-0.28), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), RL: 185.16 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), FOSL: 110.74 (-0.70), COH: 37.56 (-0.30), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), VRA: 20.38 (+0.14), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), KATE: 32.01 (+0.04), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), HGG: 7.57 (-0.05), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), TIF: 106.86 (-0.56), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Harlem Globetrotters Brand Grows as Consumer Spending Strengthens
at The Street - Mon Dec 22, 3:43PM CST
The Harlem Globetrotters saw record revenue in 2014 and CEO Kurt Schneider foresees a bright 2015.
FB: 78.02 (-1.20), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02)
2014 Holiday Season Retail Trends (Podcast)
Bob O'Donnell - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 7:51AM CST
Welcome to the weekly Tech.pinions podcast. This week, Ben Bajarin, Bob O'Donnell and Steve Baker discuss the holiday shopping trends for tech devices in US retail stores. We explore what is selling in US retail and talk about tablets, iPads, PCs,...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Stars Align This Holiday Shopping Season
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 21, 7:54AM CST
The holiday cheer did not last long. With Thanksgiving leftovers barely finished, sales reports came in suggesting a difficult start to the traditional U.S. holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation's initial estimate of sales during...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.293
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
XLY: 72.15 (-0.29)
The Current Economic Tale Told By Real Retail Sales
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:25AM CST
By New Deal Democrat Real retail sales is one of my favorite economic metrics. Depending on how it is measured, it has value as a long leading indicator, a short leading indicator for jobs, a coincident indicator, and a mid-cycle indicator. Let's...
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
EIA: Gasoline outlays in 2015 to be lowest in 11 years
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 6:41AM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Where the wealthy are investing now
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 10:35AM CST
EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), BRK.B: 150.15 (-1.94), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), BRK.A: 226,000.00 (-2,255.00), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Daily State Of The Markets: Looking At Oil And The Charts
David Moenning - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 8:16AM CST
Oil continued to collapse on Friday, taking the stock market down with it. And while there were other stories that attracted some attention at the end of last week, including London's airspace being closed and a downgrade of France's sovereign debt...
JNK: 38.61 (-0.17), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), USO: 20.36 (+0.07), DBC: 18.45 (-0.14), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), RSX: 14.63 (-0.91), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), EWZ: 36.57 (-0.19), JJC: 33.96 (-0.39)
Survey: Gas prices not a factor in holiday spending plans
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 11:04AM CST
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Econ Wrap-Up: Retail Sales, Sentiment, Business Inventories And Import Export Prices
Wall Street Strategies - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:49AM CST
By Jennifer Coombs Likely as a result of lower gasoline prices, November retail sales came in at a strong 0.7% boost after rebounding by 0.5% in October and well above consensus at 0.4%. Automobile sales also jumped considerably, by 1.7% after an...
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An Upside Surprise For November Retail Sales
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:45AM CST
US retail spending jumped substantially more than expected last month, the Census Bureau reports: up 0.7% in November vs. the previous month. That's well above the 0.4% consensus forecast. The profile for consumption looks even stronger on a...
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Retail Sales Upturn Adds To Picture Of Ongoing U.S. Economic Buoyancy
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 12:34AM CST
Robust retail sales growth adds to the signs that the US economic upturn continues to impress as we move towards the end of the year. However, the data also raise the likelihood of more policymakers being persuaded to start raising interest rates. ...
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