Retail ETF Market Vectors (RTH) 77.59 $RTH
Return To Reality
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 10:19AM CDT
As I mentioned previously, I spent the past week on Spring Break with my family on our annual skiing/family reunion in Utah. The good news is that for the first time in four years no one wound up in the medical clinic. But being back also means a...
PEJ: 38.52 (+0.40), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), UGE: 95.47 (+0.24), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26), IYK: 104.49 (+0.90), SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), PBJ: 31.29 (+0.02), PEZ: 46.56 (+0.46), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), SZK: 26.70 (unch), PSCC: 52.26 (-0.02), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), PSL: 53.57 (+0.50), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
February Retail Sales: How Big Of An 'Ouch!'?
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 5:46AM CDT
B y New Deal democrat US retail sales: a slowdown, yes, but wait for the inflation adjustment Yesterday's retail sales report looked mighty poor, down -0.8% m/m. It was the third straight decline in this metric. Three important points need...
SINF: 47.80 (unch), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), RINF: 30.57 (unch), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), INFL: 39.28 (unch), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
U.S. Retail Sales Trend Worst Since 2009
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 3:06AM CDT
US economic data are turning ugly, and not just because of the weather. Retail sales in the latest three months have suffered the steepest fall since the first quarter of 2009, when the global financial crisis was at its peak. A 0.6% deterioration...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Pockets of strength in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:44AM CDT
PEJ: 38.52 (+0.40), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), UGE: 95.47 (+0.24), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26), IYK: 104.49 (+0.90), SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), PBJ: 31.29 (+0.02), PEZ: 46.56 (+0.46), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), SZK: 26.70 (unch), PSCC: 52.26 (-0.02), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), PSL: 53.57 (+0.50), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
EUR/USD Traders Zero In On U.S. Retail Sales Data
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 4:50AM CDT
By Alfonso Esparza The USD rally that started with the release of a strong nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report last Friday continues this week. The rally will face its first hurdle on Thursday at the U.S. retail sales numbers are published....
XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), USDU: 28.89 (-0.24), UUP: 26.28 (-0.21), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), FXE: 104.22 (+1.14), UDN: 21.25 (+0.15), ERO: 40.20 (-0.04), FORX: 42.34 (+0.27), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15)
Uptrend Call Working As Retail HOLDRs Trust Stock Rises 19.9% (RTH)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 11, 9:35AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Retail HOLDRs Trust (AMEX:RTH) on October 22nd, 2014 at $63.16. In approximately 5 months, Retail HOLDRs Trust has returned 19.94% as of today's recent price of $75.75.
RTH: 77.59 (+1.00)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Are Consumers Partying Like It's 1999?
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 8:37AM CDT
According to the University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment, consumers are feeling very optimistic. But are they partying like it's 1999? Find the answer in the exhibit below. (click to enlarge) Sources: University Of Michigan ...
VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26)
U.S. retailers warn on cold snap impact
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:43AM CST
SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs On Solid Q4 Earnings
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:08PM CST
The retail sector has been riding higher, outperforming the S&P 500 index on encouraging Q4 earnings. This is especially true as retail stocks gained an average of 2.85% (average price difference between a day before and after the earnings...
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), JCP: 7.77 (+0.04), TGT: 80.42 (+1.24), M: 64.07 (+0.71), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), LOW: 75.35 (+1.19), GPS: 41.36 (+0.23), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Consumer Prices Decline For The Third Month In A Row
Louis Navellier - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 4:36AM CST
Last Thursday, the Labor Department reported that deflation was still alive and well because the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.7% in January, the third straight monthly decline. In the past 12 months, the CPI has fallen 0.1%, while...
INP: 74.65 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FXI: 42.23 (+0.74)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs on Solid Q4 Earnings - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 02, 9:00AM CST
Improved earnings are driving the retail space and ETFs higher.
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), JCP: 7.77 (+0.04), TGT: 80.42 (+1.24), M: 64.07 (+0.71), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), LOW: 75.35 (+1.19), GPS: 41.36 (+0.23), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Merchant Wholesaler Sales Data Is More Helpful Than Retailer Sales Data
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 8:23AM CST
The chart below shows that merchant wholesaler sales are highly correlated with retailer sales, but with slightly more volatility. When I modeled the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF's (NYSEARCA: XLP ) close prices, I found out that its...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Retail Earnings Continue To Come In Mixed
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 3:16AM CST
As retail earnings continue to come out this week, the good seems to be outweighing the bad. L Brands (NYSE: LB ) posted Q4 EPS of $1.89 after yesterday's closing bell, a good $0.11 higher than what the Estimize community was calling for. Revenues of...
LB: 92.19 (+1.21), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), CHS: 17.99 (+0.07), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Welcome To Good Deflation: Real Retail Sales Flat, Real Average Wages Highest In 35 Years
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 12:14AM CST
By New Deal Democrat What a difference falling gas prices make! By falling as low as $2.02 in January, gas prices helped deliver a -0.7% CPI reading for January. The big decline since the end of last summer means that YoY consumer prices have...
RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Yellen Can't Get Cooperation
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 2:56AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Janet Yellen's testimony concluded, no one gets any more clarity about what the FOMC actually thinks. However, that itself is in one sense an indication as she vacillated a little too much about making a firm commitment to...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
This Morning's Earnings Prove That Increased Consumer Confidence Does Not Equal Sales Growth For All Retailers
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 3:07PM CST
Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) reported earlier today, with EPS for Q4 coming in at $1.00, topping both the Estimize and Wall Street consensus by a large margin and growing 37% over Q4 2013. In fact, the $0.11 beat against the Street was the largest beat by...
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), CBRL: 153.63 (+1.92), M: 64.07 (+0.71), DPZ: 101.16 (+1.44), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
4 Essential Truths About Consumers
Kristina Hooper - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:29AM CST
One of the biggest questions vexing economists right now is why we haven't seen a bigger pickup in US consumer spending. The price of oil has fallen dramatically in the past nine months. In addition, the employment situation has significantly...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Wal-Mart Earnings Beat But Wage Hike Bothers: ETFs Gain Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 20, 8:00AM CST
Wal-Mart earnings and wage hike plans put several consumer ETFs in focus.
XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00)
Return To Reality
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 10:19AM CDT
As I mentioned previously, I spent the past week on Spring Break with my family on our annual skiing/family reunion in Utah. The good news is that for the first time in four years no one wound up in the medical clinic. But being back also means a...
PEJ: 38.52 (+0.40), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), UGE: 95.47 (+0.24), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26), IYK: 104.49 (+0.90), SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), PBJ: 31.29 (+0.02), PEZ: 46.56 (+0.46), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), SZK: 26.70 (unch), PSCC: 52.26 (-0.02), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), PSL: 53.57 (+0.50), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
February Retail Sales: How Big Of An 'Ouch!'?
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 5:46AM CDT
B y New Deal democrat US retail sales: a slowdown, yes, but wait for the inflation adjustment Yesterday's retail sales report looked mighty poor, down -0.8% m/m. It was the third straight decline in this metric. Three important points need...
SINF: 47.80 (unch), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), RINF: 30.57 (unch), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), INFL: 39.28 (unch), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
U.S. Retail Sales Trend Worst Since 2009
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 3:06AM CDT
US economic data are turning ugly, and not just because of the weather. Retail sales in the latest three months have suffered the steepest fall since the first quarter of 2009, when the global financial crisis was at its peak. A 0.6% deterioration...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Pockets of strength in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:44AM CDT
PEJ: 38.52 (+0.40), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), UGE: 95.47 (+0.24), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26), IYK: 104.49 (+0.90), SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), PBJ: 31.29 (+0.02), PEZ: 46.56 (+0.46), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), SZK: 26.70 (unch), PSCC: 52.26 (-0.02), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), PSL: 53.57 (+0.50), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
EUR/USD Traders Zero In On U.S. Retail Sales Data
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 4:50AM CDT
By Alfonso Esparza The USD rally that started with the release of a strong nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report last Friday continues this week. The rally will face its first hurdle on Thursday at the U.S. retail sales numbers are published....
XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), USDU: 28.89 (-0.24), UUP: 26.28 (-0.21), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), FXE: 104.22 (+1.14), UDN: 21.25 (+0.15), ERO: 40.20 (-0.04), FORX: 42.34 (+0.27), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15)
Uptrend Call Working As Retail HOLDRs Trust Stock Rises 19.9% (RTH)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 11, 9:35AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Retail HOLDRs Trust (AMEX:RTH) on October 22nd, 2014 at $63.16. In approximately 5 months, Retail HOLDRs Trust has returned 19.94% as of today's recent price of $75.75.
RTH: 77.59 (+1.00)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Are Consumers Partying Like It's 1999?
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 8:37AM CDT
According to the University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment, consumers are feeling very optimistic. But are they partying like it's 1999? Find the answer in the exhibit below. (click to enlarge) Sources: University Of Michigan ...
VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), FSTA: 29.52 (+0.22), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RHS: 106.31 (+0.31), FXG: 44.47 (+0.26)
U.S. retailers warn on cold snap impact
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:43AM CST
SCC: 11.56 (-0.26), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), IYC: 145.24 (+1.43), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), UCC: 109.32 (+1.64), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), PSCD: 53.08 (+0.19)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs On Solid Q4 Earnings
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:08PM CST
The retail sector has been riding higher, outperforming the S&P 500 index on encouraging Q4 earnings. This is especially true as retail stocks gained an average of 2.85% (average price difference between a day before and after the earnings...
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), JCP: 7.77 (+0.04), TGT: 80.42 (+1.24), M: 64.07 (+0.71), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), LOW: 75.35 (+1.19), GPS: 41.36 (+0.23), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Consumer Prices Decline For The Third Month In A Row
Louis Navellier - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 4:36AM CST
Last Thursday, the Labor Department reported that deflation was still alive and well because the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.7% in January, the third straight monthly decline. In the past 12 months, the CPI has fallen 0.1%, while...
INP: 74.65 (+0.58), FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58), FXI: 42.23 (+0.74)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs on Solid Q4 Earnings - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 02, 9:00AM CST
Improved earnings are driving the retail space and ETFs higher.
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), JCP: 7.77 (+0.04), TGT: 80.42 (+1.24), M: 64.07 (+0.71), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), LOW: 75.35 (+1.19), GPS: 41.36 (+0.23), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Merchant Wholesaler Sales Data Is More Helpful Than Retailer Sales Data
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 8:23AM CST
The chart below shows that merchant wholesaler sales are highly correlated with retailer sales, but with slightly more volatility. When I modeled the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF's (NYSEARCA: XLP ) close prices, I found out that its...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Retail Earnings Continue To Come In Mixed
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 3:16AM CST
As retail earnings continue to come out this week, the good seems to be outweighing the bad. L Brands (NYSE: LB ) posted Q4 EPS of $1.89 after yesterday's closing bell, a good $0.11 higher than what the Estimize community was calling for. Revenues of...
LB: 92.19 (+1.21), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), CHS: 17.99 (+0.07), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Welcome To Good Deflation: Real Retail Sales Flat, Real Average Wages Highest In 35 Years
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 12:14AM CST
By New Deal Democrat What a difference falling gas prices make! By falling as low as $2.02 in January, gas prices helped deliver a -0.7% CPI reading for January. The big decline since the end of last summer means that YoY consumer prices have...
RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Yellen Can't Get Cooperation
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 2:56AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Janet Yellen's testimony concluded, no one gets any more clarity about what the FOMC actually thinks. However, that itself is in one sense an indication as she vacillated a little too much about making a firm commitment to...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
This Morning's Earnings Prove That Increased Consumer Confidence Does Not Equal Sales Growth For All Retailers
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 3:07PM CST
Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) reported earlier today, with EPS for Q4 coming in at $1.00, topping both the Estimize and Wall Street consensus by a large margin and growing 37% over Q4 2013. In fact, the $0.11 beat against the Street was the largest beat by...
HD: 116.11 (+1.29), CBRL: 153.63 (+1.92), M: 64.07 (+0.71), DPZ: 101.16 (+1.44), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
4 Essential Truths About Consumers
Kristina Hooper - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:29AM CST
One of the biggest questions vexing economists right now is why we haven't seen a bigger pickup in US consumer spending. The price of oil has fallen dramatically in the past nine months. In addition, the employment situation has significantly...
FDIS: 30.58 (+0.25), VCR: 122.42 (+1.18), PMR: 41.06 (+0.19), RETL: 128.30 (+3.37), XLY: 75.91 (+0.75), RCD: 91.13 (+0.79), FXD: 37.15 (+0.32), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00), XRT: 99.50 (+0.58)
Wal-Mart Earnings Beat But Wage Hike Bothers: ETFs Gain Focus - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 20, 8:00AM CST
Wal-Mart earnings and wage hike plans put several consumer ETFs in focus.
XLP: 48.71 (+0.43), VDC: 125.51 (+1.03), WMT: 83.20 (+1.30), RTH: 77.59 (+1.00)
