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Daniela Pylypczak: With the 2012 holiday season just around the corner, the U.S. retail sector is already gearing up for what could be another make-or-break year for many companies. Many retailers generate significant portions of annual revenues and profit during the holiday Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks around the globe staged a massive rally yesterday as the much-anticipated FOMC decision delivered on expectations. Bullish pressures prevailed as markets cheered on the Fed’s announcement of an additional round of quantitative easing; although markets Read more…
Michael Johnston: After a record-setting October gave investors hope that 2011 would finish on a strong note, the first couple weeks of November have effectively taken any wind out of those sails. The culprit–surprise, surprise–has been the cash-strapped PIIGS economies of Europe, with Italy now grabbing Read more…
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Ron Rowland: As protesters “occupy” Wall Street, Americans are considering how — or if — they’ll be able to occupy the space under this year’s Christmas tree. Read more…
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…
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David Zeiler: Holiday retail sales – which account for almost 40% of retail revenue, worth $453 billion in sales last year – are in jeopardy.
Consumer spending continues to be restrained by an unemployment rate that has stayed above 9% for 26 of the past 28 months. Read more…
Russ Koesterich: On Tuesday, the Commerce Department said retail sales in May fell less than expected. If you look behind the numbers, however, the new retail data clearly shows a deceleration in consumption. Read more…
Thus far, this week has been quite sour for investors, as markets have been reacting poorly to data from all around the world. With the dollar trending back and forth, commodities have taken a Read more…
“Retailers are set to unleash their fourth quarter earnings on the market, with Wal-Mart’s(WMT) report due before the market opens on Thursday. Next week, Target (TGT), Home Depot Read more…
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