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Target’s Second Quarter Results Underwhelm
Target’s profit missed Wall Street’s expectations dramatically, particularly when comparing to … [+] yesterday’s Walmart Q2 results which beat Street expectations. Getty Images Target’s second q...
Dow Jones Lower Ahead Of Fed Minutes; Retail Sales Miss Expectations
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded lower in the first half of Wednesday’s session, reversing a five-day winning streak that cut across its 200-day moving average. Meanwhile, market players ...
Retail sales July 2022:
Shoppers leave a Nordstrom store on May 26, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Retail activity was flat in July as falling fuel prices held back gas station sales and consumers turn...
U.S. stock futures slip from 3-month highs as traders await Fed minutes and retail sales data
U.S. stock futures fell back from recent highs as bulls held their fire ahead of the release of Fed minutes later on Wednesday How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00 ES00, -0.74%...
All the reasons a dozen eggs now costs up to 38% more than one year ago
Why are eggs so expensive now? Grocery prices continued to soar in July despite slower inflation overall, and eggs were among the foods experiencing the biggest increases. The average price of a doze...
Alibaba, JD.com, and Bilibili Fall on Report Tencent to Sell Meituan Stake
Text size Tencent holds a 17% stake in food delivery company Meituan. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba, JD.com and some of China’s biggest companies saw billions wiped off their value Tuesday...
Stocks To Buy And Watch: Retail Giant Costco Headlines 4 Stocks In Or Near Buy Zones
Among the top stocks to buy and watch, IBD Leaderboard stock Albemarle (ALB), retail giant Costco (COST), On Semiconductor (ON) and Sonoco (SON) are in or near buy zones in today’s stock market ...
Home Depot Blasts Q2 Profit Forecasts Amid Home Improvement Surge
Updated at 6:25 am EST Home Depot (HD) posted better-than-expected second quarter earnings Tuesday, while reiterating its full-year profit forecast, as the retailer saw an unexpected surge in home i...
Retail giants report with all eyes on the consumer
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday said that this week’s economic data releases and retailer earnings reports will give important insights into the state of the American consumer and, in turn, in...
The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Sold 5 Chinese Stocks. Here’s Why.
Text size Bridgewater Associates no longer owned stock in Alibaba Group Holding as of June 30, according to a regulatory filing. Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, is pictured above. STR...
Berkshire Hathaway boosts Apple, Amazon stakes
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, +0.55% BRK.B, +0.42% added to its positions of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.26% and Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.63% over the past quarter, according to a filing wit...
Video Streaming Could Be Key To Walmart+/Amazon Prime Rivalry
WalmartWMT is looking to add video streaming as a perk for joining its Walmart+ subscription plan, according to numerous reports. “Yes, yes, yes!” wrote RetailWire BrainTrust member Kai Clarke, CEO of...
Expert picks a side ahead of retail earnings
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is a better pick for an economic downturn that’s coming than its peer Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), says Steph Wissink. She’s a Managing Director at Jefferies. Wissink defend...
The Company That Built Elon Musk’s Tiny Home Has Now Raised Over $74 Million From Retail Investors
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk generated headlines last year when he announced in a tweet that he would sell almost all his physical possessions and will not own a house. Musk reportedly foll...
What Stocks Are Making Moves Monday? Li Auto, NIO, Peloton, and More.
Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Stock futures were trading lower Monday after China cut interest rates following data that showed the worl...
Ready to cash out some gains on this stock market run? An exit path is about to emerge, says this strategist
Welcome to moody Monday, with stock futures down and oil prices getting hit hard after a batch of downbeat data from China, alongside a surprise rate cut. Some say that the global growth engine’s econ...
Institutional Investors Regain Confidence towards Crypto while Retail Investors Remain Hesitant: Analysis
Analysis suggests institutional investors have an increasingly optimistic stance on the cryptocurrency ecosystem, while retail investors are still hesitant to return to the market. Previously, BlackRo...
Why Retail Players In Crypto Continue to Be Hesitant Despite Strong Institutional Backing?
Institutional players are back in the crypto space over the last few weeks. However, retail support in the crypto market is still lacking as a majority of retail investors remain hesitant over fresh p...
Stocks Poised to Open Lower on Monday
Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday ahead of a big week of retailer earnings. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Text size U.S. stocks are poised for a lower open on Monday as investors prepare t...
Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...
Binance Executive Says Retail Investors Flocking to Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Amid Rampant Inflation: Report
A top executive of the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by trading volume is reportedly saying that retail investors are buying up crypto assets as inflation continues to ravage the global eco...
Meme-Stock Investors Are Back! Sort of, Anyway
Individual investors have waded back into the stock market after laying low through the worst of this year’s selloff. But don’t call it a comeback yet. So-called retail investors in the last two week...
Crypto markets bounced and sentiment improved, but retail has yet to FOMO
An ascending triangle formation has driven the total crypto market capitalization toward the $1.2 trillion level. The issue with this seven-week-long setup is the diminishing volatility, which could l...
Stocks Could Keep Rising If the Fed Shows Restraint
Text size As the market rebounds, speculative stocks are stirring. For proof, consider Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF, up about 40% since mid-June. David Swanson/Reuters/Alamy What bear market? Stoc...
The SoftBank Experiment Has Failed. Time to Go Private?
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on $24 billion of new losses: “I am quite embarrassed and remorseful.” Str/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Text size The stock market can be a humbling place—just ask Masayoshi ...
Much Anticipated Quarterly Reporting For Target, Walmart
Target and Walmart report Q2 2022 results August 16th and 17th respectively, and the Street is ready … [+] for the heat. Getty Images Investors and retail industry watchers are anticipating next...
Sears and creditors reach $175 million deal with Eddie Lampert to settle litigation over allegations of self-dealing
After four years stuck in bankruptcy limbo, Sears Holdings and its creditors have reached a settlement with former Chief Executive and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert and other investors, clearing ...
What’s the best way to invest in tech stocks right now? This strategy is working well for one fund manager.
Technology stocks have been rallying for weeks. But there are plenty of arguments that we’re in the midst of a bear-market rally and that more volatility lies ahead, especially for the rapidly growing...