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What Went Wrong At Intu
02:54am, Wednesday, 15'th Jul 2020
Even before the lockdown wrecked its balance sheet and destroyed its cash flows, intu was a zombie. If intu's cash position had been stronger, it might have been able to ride out the property market t
Should You Invest in the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD)?
10:20am, Wednesday, 08'th Jul 2020
Sector ETF report for FXD
ETFs That Can Ride High on Improving Consumer Confidence
08:45pm, Thursday, 02'nd Jul 2020
Strengthening consumer confidence can help the consumer discretionary sector, which attracts a major portion of consumer spending.
Consumers Are Spending Again As Lockdown Ends
11:09am, Monday, 29'th Jun 2020
For the truly awful predictions of economic doom to come true it is necessary that consumers hunker down and save, save, save. We've the retail and consumption
The Reopening Killed The V-Shaped Recovery
07:43am, Monday, 29'th Jun 2020
This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activ
What's in Store for Consumer Discretionary ETFs as Virus Spreads?
08:12pm, Monday, 22'nd Jun 2020
Here we discuss whether the consumer discretionary ETFs will suffer if there is a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
Unpacking The Fed's Corporate Bond-Buying Program
08:57am, Sunday, 21'st Jun 2020
Fed releases new details on plan to purchase corporate bonds. U.S. retail sales surge. Cycle, valuation and sentiment outlook.
MacroView: Retail Sales Bounce, But Consumers Are Tapped Out
11:31am, Saturday, 20'th Jun 2020
There was a good bit of excitement on Tuesday with the release of the retail sales report, which came in stronger than expectations. However, the bounce will be
Travel and consumer ETFs on track for first day in a week after Norwegian Cruise Lines extends voyage suspensions
04:45pm, Wednesday, 17'th Jun 2020
Exchange-traded funds with exposure to travel and tourism underperformed Wednesday after Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Inc. said it wouldn't be able to resume voyages until at least October, because
Retail Sales By Segment In 12 Hair-Raising Charts
09:54am, Wednesday, 17'th Jun 2020
Total retail sales in May bounced off 17.7% from the April low, according to the Census Bureau Tuesday. Sales at non-store retailers continued to spike from rec
The Smallness Of The Most Gigantic
06:49am, Wednesday, 17'th Jun 2020
It's hard to ignore when you have the greatest percentage increase in the history of a major economic account. The non-economic rebound may take shape, as it ha
Retail Sales Accelerate
05:40am, Wednesday, 17'th Jun 2020
Retail Sales are reported higher by ~18%, well ahead of expectations, and equity markets are higher in response. Personal Income spikes due to government income
Will ETFs Gain as U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves in June?
09:29pm, Monday, 15'th Jun 2020
June witnessed the second straight monthly increase in the consumer sentiment in the United States.
Should You Invest in the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX ETF (FXD)?
12:53pm, Monday, 15'th Jun 2020
Sector ETF report for FXD
Time for Consumer ETFs as Americans Are Regaining Confidence?
06:01pm, Friday, 29'th May 2020
Consumer spending is very important for U.S. economic well-being as it contributes 70% of the U.S. GDP.
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