A Data Breach, Stronger Dollar And Offensive Merchandise All To Blame For Tepid Retail Reports This Week
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Leigh Drogen
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:38 PM EDT
Expectations for S&P 500 earnings growth for the third quarter stand at 11.7%. Revenues are anticipated to come in with 4.9% growth.
TJX Companies Posts In-Line Q3 Earnings, Tightens FY View
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Zacks Investment Research
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:54 PM EDT
Net sales of this leading off-price retailer increased 6% year over year to $7.36 billion backed by higher comps.
In this article: TJX
Will Drone Usage Hurt Amazon?
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Daily Forex
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:25 PM EDT
Amazon's plans to carry out same-day delivery by the use of drones continues to garner considerable resentment in the U.K.
In this article: AMZN
Home Depot Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, Retains Outlook
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Zacks Investment Research
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:35 AM EDT
The company’s adjusted earnings of $1.15 per share jumped nearly 21.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 95 cents and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13.
In this article: HD
Urban Outfitters Earnings Miss, Namesake Brand Sales Fall
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Zacks Investment Research
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:21 AM EDT
Total net sales of Urban Outfitters climbed 5.2% to $814.5 million during the quarter, attributable to a $34 million jump in non-comparable store sales, new store openings and double-digit growth at its wholesale operations.
In this article: URBN
Home Depot Announces Third Quarter Results; Reaffirms Fiscal Year 2014 Guidance
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TalkMarkets DailyTalk
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:44 AM EDT
Home Depot today reported sales of $20.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, a 5.4 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
In this article: HD
October 2014 Sea Container Counts Showing Exports Falling Of The Proverbial Cliff
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Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:06 AM EDT
Export container counts continue to weaken, which is a warning that the global economy is slowing. Export three month rolling averages continue to decelerate - being in negative territory year-over-year.
3 Reasons Why Investors Are Confident Ahead Of Home Depot Earnings Tuesday
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Leigh Drogen
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Monday, November 17, 2014 7:06 PM EDT
Here's why analysts are confident that the company can deliver strong EPS results.
In this article: HD
The Economics Of Disney’s Frozen
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Charles Sizemore
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Monday, November 17, 2014 2:18 PM EDT
Frozen is the highest-grossing animated movie in history – bringing in more than $1.2 billion – and it is selling more merchandise than ever.
In this article: DIS
Is Alibaba An Undervalued Stock?
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David Trainer
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Monday, November 17, 2014 11:16 AM EDT
The Chinese ecommerce company is in the news this week after doing over $9 billion in gift sales on China’s “Singles’ Day.”
In this article: BABA
View From The Hill: Deflation Shadows Bulls With Disequilibrium In Capital Markets
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Hillbent
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Sunday, November 16, 2014 6:48 PM EDT
Deflation is casting a larger shadow over the U.S. equity bull market and I believe that the Fed may be forced to defer raising rates if the U.S. Dollar continues its upward trajectory while weaker G-8 members (Japan, China, and Europe) maintain highly accommodative policies.
Today’s Consumer Data Foreshadows A Robust Holiday Shopping Season
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Leigh Drogen
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Friday, November 14, 2014 5:59 PM EDT
During a week that’s already seen a lot of decent earnings reports from retailers, it’s not surprising that we would get additional positive reads on the consumer with today’s retail sales and consumer sentiment reports.
In this article: XRT
Census Bureau Revisions To Retail Sales
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Doug Short
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Friday, November 14, 2014 4:05 PM EDT
Here is a visualization of the cumulative change from the first to third estimates from January 2007 through August 2014, the most recent month for which we have all three data points.
Retail Sales Rise As Gasoline Prices Decline
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James Picerno
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Friday, November 14, 2014 10:11 AM EDT
Retail sales increased 0.3% in October, the Census Bureau reports — in line with expectations. The annual growth rate for spending slipped modestly, advancing 4.1% for the year through last month vs. 4.4% in the previous update.