SZK News and Press, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods From 10/17/19

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...

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 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...

The National Retail Federation says the strong July retail sales print is indicative of a confident consumer, but warns on spending trends ahead. More news on: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, SPDR S&P Retail ETF, Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, News on the U.S. econ...