Retail Spending Stumbled Again In January
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 12:33PM CST
Retail sales slumped for the second straight month in January, falling 0.8% vs. the previous month. The decline is well below the 0.5% drop anticipated in the consensus forecast (Econoday.com) and far worse than the slight gain that my econometric...
RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58)
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...
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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)
What's Next For The American Consumer?
Cam Hui, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 5:07AM CST
This Thursday, we will see the Retail Sales report. Despite the drop in energy prices, retail sales haven't exactly been setting records. The Street estimate for MoM Core Retail Sales (ex-autos) is -0.4%. On the other hand, retailing stocks have...
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18.2% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Retail HOLDRs Trust Call (RTH)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Feb 09, 9:15AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Retail HOLDRs Trust (AMEX:RTH) on October 22nd, 2014 at $63.16. In approximately 4 months, Retail HOLDRs Trust has returned 18.24% as of today's recent price of $74.68.
RTH: 75.72 (unch)
Retailers threatened by West Coast port slowdown
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 05, 6:36AM CST
KSS: 68.25 (-0.58), M: 64.32 (-0.34), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), RTH: 75.72 (unch), UPS: 101.79 (+0.38), FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), UGE: 100.04 (+0.53), UCC: 104.23 (+0.23), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), HMC: 32.87 (+0.14), FDX: 176.47 (+0.17), IYK: 106.66 (-0.09), SCC: 12.06 (-0.05), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), IYC: 142.85 (+0.77), LULU: 65.98 (-0.06), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), SZK: 26.30 (unch), JCP: 8.05 (+0.14), MCD: 95.65 (+0.56), GPS: 41.20 (-0.37)
ETFs in Focus on Big Amazon Earnings Beat - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 30, 1:00PM CST
These ETFs worth a look for investors seeking to make a play on Amazon turnaround story.
AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), FDN: 64.55 (+0.93), RTH: 75.72 (unch), PNQI: 69.78 (+0.91)
Should You Keep Holding the Retail ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Tue Jan 27, 9:07AM CST
Investors should not read too much into the December retail sales data and continue to hold Retail ETFs
PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58)
Retail reads don't dazzle
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 8:13AM CST
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Zulauf: Fed won't hike this year
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 24, 7:26AM CST
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Retail HOLDRs Trust Up 15.0% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (RTH)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jan 23, 11:06AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Retail HOLDRs Trust (AMEX:RTH) on October 22nd, 2014 at $63.16. In approximately 3 months, Retail HOLDRs Trust has returned 14.96% as of today's recent price of $72.61.
RTH: 75.72 (unch)
Is Retail In Retreat?
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 6:44AM CST
By Robert Goldsborough As fourth-quarter earnings reports have started coming across the wire, several themes already have begun emerging. One of the biggest themes, however, has been not company-specific, but rather a government report showing...
PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), FDN: 64.55 (+0.93), RTH: 75.72 (unch), PNQI: 69.78 (+0.91), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58)
West Coast port conflict making industries increasingly nervous
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 4:57PM CST
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Retail Sales Downturn Adds To U.S. Growth Worries
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 4:05AM CST
Retail sales fell sharply in December, catching analysts by surprise but adding to survey evidence which points to a potentially marked slowdown in the US economy towards the end of last year. The data have led to a rethink by many analysts on the...
FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58)
About That Awful Retail Sales Report
Hale Stewart - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 6:04PM CST
By New Deal democrat Yesterday saw the second anomalous horrible number in 4 days from the Census Bureau. Last Friday it was a big decline in average hourly wages for December. Yesterday it was a -0.9% drop in December retail sales. Even...
FDIS: 30.22 (+0.19), VCR: 120.89 (+0.81), PMR: 40.07 (+0.24), RETL: 123.53 (+1.13), XLY: 74.89 (+0.45), RCD: 90.73 (+0.45), FXD: 36.45 (+0.13), RTH: 75.72 (unch), XRT: 98.02 (+0.58)
Is $2 gas a jackpot for state lotteries?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 8:52AM CST
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