PASS News and Press, Direxion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bear 3X Shares 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...

Retail sales bounced back in October after a disappointing tally in September, showing a 3.7% Y/Y gain when the auto and gas categories are backed out. More news on: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, SPDR S&P Retail ETF, Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, News on the U.S...

Barclays initiates coverage on U.S. specialty retail, apparel and e-commerce with an overall Neutral view, with a positive outlook on the off-price channel offsetting a negative stance on the mall sector. More news on: Burlington Stores, Inc., Ross Stores, Inc., The TJX Companies, Inc., Co...

By Jeff Weniger, CFA The stock market is having a moment of truth. Frequent readers of our blog may note that figure 1 looks like the chart I presented in my August post, which discussed U.S. large-cap growth stocks' 13-year bout of outperformance . Many growth stocks populate so-called...

Credit Suisse says recent channel checks and commentary from Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI ) and Hugo Boss ( OTCPK:BOSSY ) suggest U.S. retail industry trends remained sluggish in Q3. More news on: Levi Strauss & Co., Hugo Boss AG, Macy's, Inc., Consumer stocks news, News on ETFs Read mo...

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...

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell last month, yet shares of a variety of retailers ( XRT +0.8% ) are outperforming the broader stock market today. More news on: SPDR S&P Retail ETF, Advance Auto Parts, Inc., General Motors Company, Consumer stocks news, Stocks on the move, News o...

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...

It has to be one of the tougher years to issue a holiday sales forecast, but the National Retail Federation is jumping right in. The NRF predicts retail holiday sales will increase between 3.8% and 4.2%. The range is higher than the 3.7% average over the last five years. Retail holiday sal...