VCR News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Discretion From 10/25/23

2023-10-25 03:30:00 ET Summary What should consumers and investors expect in the fast-approaching season of spending? The holiday selling season represents around 25% of annual retail sales and has always been an important catalyst for investors. It's helpful for investors to ...

2023-10-24 13:53:02 ET More on Markets Bulls vs. Bears: Ford prepares for a key earnings release amid UAW strike Bitcoin’s surge brings the 38k-40k range in sight, according to BTIG Small caps struggle with the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 hitting 1-y...

2023-10-20 12:04:04 ET Summary The Home Depot is one of the world's largest home improvement retailers headquartered in Atlanta. On November 14, Home Depot will publish its financial report for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Moreover, the company's Non-GAAP P/E [TTM] is 18....

2023-10-18 04:35:00 ET Summary Consumers went on another buying binge at retailers, fired up by the biggest income increases in decades. Total retail sales jumped 0.7% in September, after the upwardly revised 0.8% jump in August and the 0.6% jump in July. Compared to a year ago, r...

2023-10-17 11:12:00 ET Summary We saw a robust US retail sales report for September plus upward revisions to August's report. This reinforces the view that the US economy likely expanded at a 4% annualised rate in Q3. Headwinds are set to intensify, but for now the US consumer...

2023-10-02 09:05:14 ET More on Markets All Eyes Turn Towards The Seasonally Strong Fourth Quarter Stock Declines May Grow Worse As Rates And The Dollar Rise Further The Treasury Market Finally Started A Long-Delayed Leading Role For further details see: G...

2023-09-29 03:45:00 ET Summary Supply chain activity has largely returned to normal, although uncertainties remain around corporate strategy, global trade policy, and environmental measures. Lower consumer demand is evident in US seaborne imports of consumer goods that have fallen...

2023-09-29 02:25:00 ET Summary Massively inflated during the pandemic, corporate profits are still not normalizing, and bode well for future investments and economic growth. Corporate profits rose 1.3% from the prior quarter and 6.2% year-over-year, to a seasonally adjusted annual...

2023-09-27 12:49:05 ET More on Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF VCR: Consumer Discretionary Dashboard For September Macro Headwinds Ahead, Expect Volatility In Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF VCR: Failing To Justify Its Year To Date Surge Bof...

2023-09-25 00:09:00 ET Summary For the week, the S&P 500 was down 2.9%. The best performer last week was Volatility, as investors were willing to pay higher premiums to hedge their downside risk. Transportation and Healthcare stocks held up the best last week, while defens...