Consumer Staples Alphadex First Trust (FXG) 44.35 $FXG
FXG, STZ, MNST, CVS: ETF Inflow Alert
ETFChannel.com - Fri Feb 13, 9:57AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund where we have detected an approximate $77.4 million dollar inflow -- that's...
FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
The NRF predicts 4.1% increase in retail sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 10:22AM CST
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
No Oil 'Windfall' Either
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 3:15AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider The problem with a high rate of inventory build is that it eventually has to go somewhere. In an actual economic "boom" that isn't much of a concern as businesses remain relatively confident that even if inventory is...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
U.S. Retail Sales: January 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 12:09AM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in Thursday's January report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a rebound vs. the previous...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
Consumer staples giants navigate around F/X issue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 7:28AM CST
XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Consumer Staples ETFs - A Necessary Ingredient For Every Portfolio
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 03, 5:58PM CST
KXI: 92.57 (-0.62), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Retail reads don't dazzle
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 8:13AM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
West Coast port conflict making industries increasingly nervous
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 4:57PM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Retail: Holiday sales +4%; pull-forward effect in play?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 8:54AM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Key Takeaways From The Employment Report
Economics Fanatic - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 9:08AM CST
VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), VHT: 130.56 (+0.66)
Consumer Companies Issue Most Negative Guidance Ever Despite Lower Gasoline Prices
Wolf Richter - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 9:14AM CST
The price of oil continues to crash relentlessly. WTI trades at $49.80 as I'm writing this on Monday after hours, down 5.5% for the day, and down 54% since June 2014. The oil price plunge is eating into the American oil boom, munching on income...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), OLO: 7.58 (+0.02), BNO: 23.05 (+0.78), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), DNO: 54.24 (-1.32), OIL: 12.01 (+0.34), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), OLEM: 25.07 (+0.30), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), USO: 19.62 (+0.44), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), UCO: 9.19 (+0.39), DTO: 81.31 (-5.12), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), UWTI: 3.71 (+0.23), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), SCO: 70.05 (-3.45), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), SZO: 60.00 (-4.31), DBO: 14.88 (+0.08), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), DWTI: 95.90 (-7.40), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09), USL: 26.81 (+0.40)
The free delivery gambit in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:51PM CST
SPLS: 16.86 (-0.22), CAB: 53.55 (+1.23), BBY: 39.11 (-0.08), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), TGT: 76.12 (-0.75), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), DKS: 53.95 (+0.47), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), TJX: 69.24 (+0.36), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), BIG: 47.02 (-1.06), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), BBY: 39.11 (-0.08), KORS: 73.27 (+1.72), RTH: 75.72 (unch), RL: 135.20 (-0.60), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), FOSL: 98.44 (-0.30), COH: 39.85 (+0.64), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), VRA: 20.18 (+0.47), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), KATE: 33.89 (+0.05), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), HGG: 6.78 (+0.34), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), TIF: 89.05 (+0.95), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), SZK: 26.30 (unch), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Evaluating The Performance Of The First Trust AlphaDEX Sector ETFs
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:35PM CST
FXL: 36.04 (+0.45), FXN: 22.40 (+0.52), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FXZ: 32.53 (+0.29), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), FXH: 62.97 (+0.34), FXR: 31.05 (+0.20)
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: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
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: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
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: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
U.S. Retail Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 1:43PM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow's November report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a slight deceleration in...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
FXG, STZ, MNST, CVS: ETF Inflow Alert
ETFChannel.com - Fri Feb 13, 9:57AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund where we have detected an approximate $77.4 million dollar inflow -- that's...
FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
The NRF predicts 4.1% increase in retail sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 10:22AM CST
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
No Oil 'Windfall' Either
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 3:15AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider The problem with a high rate of inventory build is that it eventually has to go somewhere. In an actual economic "boom" that isn't much of a concern as businesses remain relatively confident that even if inventory is...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
U.S. Retail Sales: January 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 12:09AM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in Thursday's January report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a rebound vs. the previous...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
Consumer staples giants navigate around F/X issue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 7:28AM CST
XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Consumer Staples ETFs - A Necessary Ingredient For Every Portfolio
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 03, 5:58PM CST
KXI: 92.57 (-0.62), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Retail reads don't dazzle
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 8:13AM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
West Coast port conflict making industries increasingly nervous
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 4:57PM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Retail: Holiday sales +4%; pull-forward effect in play?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 8:54AM CST
IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
Key Takeaways From The Employment Report
Economics Fanatic - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 9:08AM CST
VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), SPY: 209.78 (+0.86), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), VHT: 130.56 (+0.66)
Consumer Companies Issue Most Negative Guidance Ever Despite Lower Gasoline Prices
Wolf Richter - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 9:14AM CST
The price of oil continues to crash relentlessly. WTI trades at $49.80 as I'm writing this on Monday after hours, down 5.5% for the day, and down 54% since June 2014. The oil price plunge is eating into the American oil boom, munching on income...
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The free delivery gambit in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:51PM CST
SPLS: 16.86 (-0.22), CAB: 53.55 (+1.23), BBY: 39.11 (-0.08), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), TGT: 76.12 (-0.75), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), DKS: 53.95 (+0.47), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), TJX: 69.24 (+0.36), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), BIG: 47.02 (-1.06), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
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Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
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Evaluating The Performance Of The First Trust AlphaDEX Sector ETFs
Stanford Chemist - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:35PM CST
FXL: 36.04 (+0.45), FXN: 22.40 (+0.52), FXO: 23.57 (-0.02), FXZ: 32.53 (+0.29), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), FXU: 24.58 (-0.17), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), FXH: 62.97 (+0.34), FXR: 31.05 (+0.20)
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: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), RTH: 75.72 (unch), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11)
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: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
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: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
U.S. Retail Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 1:43PM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow's November report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a slight deceleration in...
PEJ: 36.97 (-0.02), RTH: 75.72 (unch), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), XLP: 49.50 (-0.23), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FSTA: 30.05 (-0.11), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXG: 44.35 (+0.11), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), VDC: 127.48 (-0.41), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), PBJ: 30.70 (-0.05), PEZ: 45.49 (+0.17), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), PSCC: 52.79 (-0.19), RHS: 107.77 (-0.29), PSL: 52.57 (-0.02), PSCD: 52.50 (+0.09)
