ThinkstockWe have entered the second half of August, a period of the year where there are fewer earnings and economic reports than normal. The long and short of it is that earnings…
Consumer discretionary stocks were big leaders in 2012 and 2013, but they have been downright horrible this year. In fact, the retail index is down by almost 10% year-to-date, even as the…
All indexes are objects in motion, despite their static nature, and the S&P 500 is just like the rest. On the close of trading Friday, there will be the quarterly rebalancing for…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. They include Dollar General, DreamWorks Animation, Twitter and FormFactor.
ThinkstockA bad day for Wall Street’s only gotten worse in the afternoon, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has led a precipitous market slide by shedding more than 160 points,…
Home Depot reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, citing a slow start to the spring selling season. Shares were down in premarket trading.
ThinkstockThis week will mark perhaps the beginning of the end of the corporate earnings season. We still have many earnings coming out, particularly in retail. Dow Jones Industrial Average component Home Depot…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing March U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year. Retail sales gained just 1.4% in March of 2013, excluding drug store…
ThinkstockInvestors who own consumer discretionary stocks have been battered this year. The sector is down 4.53% and is the worst overall performer in the S&P. After being a market leader the past…
ThinkstockIt’s not really Black Friday, but Black Friday Lite. Some of the country’s biggest retailers have chosen this weekend, just a day after the first day of Spring, to promote “Black Friday-like”…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, March 14, 2014. They include Alcoa, BP, NetApp, Plug Power and Teva Pharmaceutical.
Home Depot reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The home improvement retailer also raised its quarterly dividend.
From car sales to cancelled airline flights to empty stores, it has been a retail winter of discontent. With the calendar pushing toward spring, and temperatures finally lifting in the south, some…
In a new research report, analysts at J.P. Morgan lay down a bet that the American consumer is not dead. Here are seven large cap consumer stocks to buy recommended by J.P.…
Home Depot said Wednesday it expects to hire about 80,000 part-time workers for the spring season, the biggest selling season of the year. Rival Lowe's Companies has not announced its plans yet.
