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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...

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Some $18.8B flowed out of U.S.-listed equity ETFs during August as President Trump's tweets rattled markets, according to State Street Global Advisors' U.S.-Listed Flash Flows report. More news on: iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, PIMCO Corporate&In...

The most worrisome - and confusing - part of President Trump's Friday tweetstorm may have been his declaration that U.S. businesses operating in China were "hereby ordered" to look for alternative locations. More news on: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, Consumer Discretionary Se...

By Jharonne Martis This year alone, retailers have discussed Chinese tariffs in 166 earnings calls, and that might just be the beginning. The Chinese government announced its retaliation on Aug. 23, saying tariffs will be imposed on American goods, including apparel, textiles, agriculture ...

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). ...

Retail sales came in stronger than anticipated after the nonstore retailers category posted a 16% Y/Y jump. More news on: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, News on the U.S. economy, News on ETFs Read mo...

86% of Americans plan to observe Independence Day this year and are expected to spend $6.7B on food for cookouts, barbecues and picnics, according to the National Retail Federation. More news on: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vang...