Russ Koesterich:  While the US labor market has improved recently, it has yet to lead to any real acceleration in US consumption. Read more…

IXN, IXP, IYC

David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…

IYC, NYSE:FXD, NYSE:RCD, NYSE:RTH, PMR, VCR, XLY, XRT

The world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported increases in revenues and net income for the fourth quarter, meeting analyst expectations and giving support to the Read more…

IYC, PBJ, VCR, XLY

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the nation’s single busiest shopping day is about to unleash, and whether or not the retail sector will get a boost this holiday season is ambiguous, Read more…

IYC, NYSE:RTH, XRT

While the economy continues to tread water, many investors have grown increasingly bearish on the retail sector, assuming that consumers will cut back on discretionary purchases in the difficult Read more…

IYC