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Will Retailers Enjoy a Happy Holiday Shopping Season?
Traditional retailers are jumping as money shifts from megacap growth stocks to forgotten corners of the market. Companies like Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Dillard's (DDS) and Deckers Outdoor (DECK) have outperformed the broader S&P 500 by a wide margin in the last...
Attention Amazon Traders! Check Out This Chart
Amazon.com has declined along with the broader Nasdaq-100. But other consumer-facing companies have fared much better. The chart below compares AMZN with competing retailers. It uses percentage-change charts with a six-month interval. Notice how the e-commerce giant...
Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes
Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...
Four Signs That Normalcy Could Be Returning to the Market
After nearly three years of turmoil, normalcy could be returning to markets and the economy. Today we'll consider four trends that could indicate big changes from the chaos that began in early 2020 as coronavirus spread from China's Wuhan province. If they continue,...
Stock Investors Could Gain Optimism as Fed Officials Eye Smaller Hikes
Conditions may be improving in the stock market as investors prepare for a busy week before the homestretch of the year. The S&P 500 slid 0.7 percent between Friday, November 11, and Friday, November 18. The index held its ground following a rally of almost 6...
Stocks Break Historic Losing Streak on Positive Earnings and Inflation News
Stocks exploded higher last week, breaking a historic losing streak, as good news chipped away at a wall of negativity. The S&P 500 rose 6.6 percent between Friday, May 20, and Friday, May 27 -- the biggest gain since November 2020. The rally broke a seven-week...
‘Bear Market’ Is Trending as Inflation Pummels Corporate America
Investors are freaking out about the stock market as inflation pummels major retailers like Walmart and Target. The S&P 500 fell 3 percent last week. At one point on Friday it slipped below 3855, representing a 20 percent drop from the high of 4819 on January 4....