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Urban Outfitters To Benefit From Improved All-Round Growth In The Third Quarter
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) has been among the top performing companies in the retail sector this year, and this is expected to continue in Q3...
Walmart Is Latest Retailer to Beat Earnings, While Brexit Keeps Investors Guessing
Retail earnings season keeps humming along one week out from Black Friday. Walmart became the latest major store to exceed earnings estimates...
Cutting Through The Noise To Find A Retail Gem
Those willing to do real fundamental research can find companies creating real shareholder value amidst a glut of overvalued and/or poorly run...
These Stocks Have Collapsed 25% Or More Since The Start Of Q4. Are They Brilliant Dip Buys?
The following two stocks have got the fourth quarter off to a disastrous start. Are they great dip buys or horrifying investment traps? It’s no...
What To Expect From Walmart's Q3
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is scheduled to report its third quarter results on Thursday, November 15. The company has had a solid fiscal year so far, as...
Subdued Inflation, Strong Early Returns From Retailers Giving Market A Positive Tone
After waiting for the latest U. S. inflation data, the market rose slightly in premarket trading as the headline consumer price index rose 0.3% in...
Why Holdings-Based Research Matters: Avoid This Micro-Bubble ETF
Fund labels and descriptions should not be trusted. Too often, investors make the decision to buy a fund based on its name or stated methodology,...
5 Yields Up To 10.4% To Buy Before Black Friday
“Brett, I bought something for the girls. From Carter’s. Let me know when you get it.” My mom thinks that postal delivery is a 50-50 proposition....
Singles Day Shopaholics Ready To Give Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma's Alibaba Another $30 Billion
This is Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma's going away present; his last 11/11. Sunday's Singles Day in China, the Superbowl of retail, complete with the...
Eight REITS For Growth & Income
For above average yields and long-term growth potential real estate investment trusts remain a favorite sector of the financial newsletter advisors...
Brick And Mortar Retail: A Case Study In Disruption Or A Self-Inflicted Wound?
Brick And Mortar Retail: A Case Study In Disruption Or A Self-Inflicted Wound? On October 15, Sears—once the largest retailer in the United States...
How Student Debt Is Destroying The Economy And How We Can Stop It In Its Tracks
These days politicians can’t agree on much of anything, but one ray of hope that seems to inspire our elected officials to reach across the aisles...
Do Not Resuscitate: The Saga of Sears, Hedge Fund Hubris And Media Ignorance
As a long-term bear on Sears, I was not surprised to see the iconic retailer file for bankruptcy. I first recommended shorting the stock years ago...
FRB Consistency Spells Their Foolish Construct
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Never has our Federal Reserve Board acted so predictably consistent,...
General Motors Might Provide a Halloween Lift: Automaker Earnings in Focus As Wild Month Ends
For investors, a month that’s delivered more tricks than treats finally draws to a close today with the tone looking positive after firm earnings...
Two Charts Show Trump's Job Gains Are Just A Continuation From Obama's Presidency
There has been a fair amount of rhetoric about the job growth and lower unemployment rate seen since President Trump took office. Candidate Trump...
Don't Let This Accounting Rule Change Catch You Off Guard
Next year, S&P 500 companies will add roughly $600 billion (2% of total assets) to their balance sheets. One company will more than double its...
The Top 3 Investments To Make For 2019
Searching for profitable industries to invest in can be a solid strategy when looking for new opportunities. At the same time, however, putting...
Here's What To Take Away From Amazon's Q3 Earnings
In a sign of growing concern that Walmart and other rivals may be beginning to steal some of its thunder, Amazon's shares slumped after hours on...
Walmart Shoppers Are Perfect For New Auto Partnership
Walmart and Advance Auto Parts have announced a strategic partnership to create an auto specialty store on walmart.com in 2019. The new online...
What To Expect From Alphabet's Q3 Earnings
Alphabet is scheduled to announce its Q3 earnings on Thursday, October 25. The company has consistently reported solid growth in revenues in recent...
6 Reasons Why Texas Trumps All Other U.S. Economies
As many of you reading this know, I’m what you would call a Tex-Can. I was born and raised in Canada, but I’ve called Texas home for nearly 30...
Amazon's New HQ2 Could Land in Chocolate City
With its plethora of HBCUs, along with black tech and political professionals, is D. C. the right choice for HQ2? Amazon’s high stakes economic...
China Tariffs Could Spoil Christmas Shopping For Low-income Americans And Walmart
China tariffs will make shopping in the upcoming Christmas season more expensive. American consumers will have to pay more for Christmas items that...
How Much Will Physical Stores Contribute To Amazon's Near-Term Growth?
Amazon has reported massive revenue growth in recent years, with revenues surging from just over $60 billion to almost $180 billion from 2012...
Retailers Try On 'Halos' As Formats And Fashions Merge
If you’re looking for proof of the mutually beneficial relationship between physical retail and online stores, just look at the vast array of...
Markets Play Defense As Earnings Loom, Bank Of America Beats
The first full week of earnings gets underway today with the investors perhaps still wiping their collective brow from all the ups and (mostly)...
6 Stolen Stock Picks For An Uncertain Market
For fun, and hopefully for profit, I like to peek in on the holdings of rival money managers I respect. Once a year, I compile a small collection...
3 Special-Dividend Stocks To Buy Before December (Yields Up To 9.7%)
If you want to double—or even triple—your dividend income overnight, there’s an easy way to do it: buy stocks that pay special dividends. And today...
Four Strategic Mistakes Distanced Sears From Customers And Employees
For decades, retail pioneer Sears ruled the US retailing industry. Its mail order catalogues and retail stores captured the hearts and wallets of...