FSTA News and Press, Fidelity MSCI COnsumer Staples Index From 12/19/23

2023-12-19 10:44:22 ET Fidelity® MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF ( NYSEARCA: FSTA ) declares $0.276/share quarterly dividend. Payable Dec. 20; for shareholders of record Dec. 18; ex-div Dec. 15. See FSTA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. ...

2023-12-19 07:45:00 ET Summary CPI rose by 0.1% in November and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 0.3% in November and 4% in the past 12 months. The Fed will keep rates steady until inflation approaches 2%. The ECB followed the Fed’...

2023-12-09 14:00:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-01 08:00:00 ET Summary Recent data point to a record shopping season for Shopify, which saw Black Friday sales grow 22% y/y. Online shopping is driven largely by discretionary areas like clothing, accessories, and other general merchandise (in contrast to areas like food a...

2023-12-01 04:25:00 ET Summary Outlook for retail stocks amid economic uncertainty. Will shoppers keep spending even with inflation high? What to expect this holiday shopping season. Retailers are hoping for a boost from this year's holiday shopping season even as ...

2023-11-30 00:10:00 ET Summary A strong Q3 earnings season is in the books, and the focus turns to what near-term consumer shifts may be brewing. Costco and The Buckle provide their usual monthly same-store sales reports this week. Global automakers also post production and sa...

2023-11-29 22:25:00 ET Summary Are Canadian shoppers likely to keep shopping through the holidays? How Canadian consumers compare to their US counterparts. The problem with Canada's high household debt troubles. With the holiday shopping season underway, the ...

2023-11-27 04:00:27 ET Black Friday online shoppers in the U.S. spent a record $9.8B, according to Adobe Analytics, up 7.5% from a year ago, a bright spot for retailers that are expecting muted sales this holiday season. The record spending , which was widely expected , was...

2023-11-24 23:35:00 ET Summary Spending for the entire holiday season is only set to rise 1.4% over last year’s sales levels. The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant index is only expected to show a 1.4% revenue growth over last year’s Q4 levels. The estimated earnin...

2023-11-24 22:30:00 ET Summary When considering the broad picture of consumer spending in the United States, many assume the holiday season accounts for a significant percentage of total consumer spending. When considering retail alone, holiday season sales are indeed substantial,...