CLIX News and Press, ProShares Long Online/Short Stores From 11/16/19

One monthly result does not make a trend. Two? Still not a trend, but edging closer to one and more solid analysis. If making a claim based off the potential for one high frequency result is going out on a limb, then a second result confirming the first while not yet solid ground is at least a...

By Robert Hughes Retail sales and food services spending fell 0.3 percent in September following a 0.6 percent gain in August. Over the past year, total retail sales and food services were up 4.1 percent through September. For the third quarter, total retail sales were up at 1.5 from the s...

By Jill Mislinski Note: With the release of September Retail Sales and the Consumer Price Index, we've updated this commentary to include the latest Real Retail Sales. Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understand...

Online shopping has been growing at a rapid pace. But does that mean the end of brick and mortar is inevitable? Anita Bruinsma, Consumer Discretionary Analyst, TD Asset Management, shares her take on traditional retail. Original Read more ...

By Jharonne Martis The Refinitiv U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q3 earnings index is expected to rise 2.5% - considerably below last year's 18.6% Q3 2018 earnings growth. When looking at the earnings growth rates for Q3 for the 209 retailers tracked by Refinitiv, the Hotels, Restaurant & L...

According to the Census Bureau, auto sales in the US may be on the upswing. Rising 6.8% year-over-year in August, it was the highest rate in nearly three years for retail sales of automobiles. This follows an upward revised 6.3% increase during July, the best back-to-back months in the beleagu...

Underneath a mixed retail sales report for August some categories showed strength, while others lagged. More news on: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, Consumer stocks news, News on the U.S. economy, New...

By Jharonne Martis U.S. retailers that offer value and convenience continue to outperform - and gain market share. Additionally, they have the wherewithal to do better during a trade war. Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) smashed Q2 earnings expectations and are showing strong defensive quali...

By Robert Hughes Retail sales and food services spending rose 0.7 percent in July, following a 0.3 percent gain in June. Excluding the volatile auto and energy categories, core retail sales and food services were up 0.9 percent in July after a gain of 0.6 percent in June. Both categories h...

By Jill Mislinski The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for July was released on Thursday morning. Headline sales came in at 0.7% month-over-month to one decimal and was better than the Investing.com forecast of 0.3%. Core sales (ex Autos) came in at 1.02% MoM (to two decimals). ...