It was a solid quarter for the companies in our stock portfolio, with the bulk of our names reporting what we felt were good-to-great earnings reports. Continued economic growth on the back of a resilient consumer and increasing business confidence ahead of what most expect to be a lower interest rate environment helped drive the … Read more
Pedestrians walk past a Coach store and a Michael Kors store. Scott Olson | Getty Images Just a few miles from the birthplace of Coach in New York City, a federal judge will soon decide whether its owner Tapestry can become a bag behemoth — in a decision that will weigh big questions about how … Read more
A Big Lots store in Los Angeles, Sept. 7, 2024. Discount home goods retailer Big Lots Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 9, 2024, indicating it plans to close nearly 300 stores and continue operating. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Discount home goods retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection … Read more
Wall Street takes back-to-back weekly gains and an overbought market into an important week featuring Nvidia earnings and the latest reading on the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday gave the speech from Jackson Hole that investors wanted to hear. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq bounced back from … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets drop: Wall Street struggled to hold onto its early gains and moved lower. We’re not surprised to see the market take a breather after its … Read more
As major retailers start to report earnings this season, CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested why some companies managed to draw in shoppers in a changeable and sometimes oblique consumer environment. To him, outfits like Walmart, Target, TJX and Costco have fared well because they have low prices, attracting consumers tired of inflation and more selective about … Read more
Amazon needs to make more money from its retail business at a time when the bar is already high and short-attention-span consumers are looking for bigger and better bargains. Starting in 2025, “the retail business has big shoes to fill from [Amazon Web Services],” research firm MoffettNathanson wrote in a Wednesday note to investors. The … Read more
TJX Companies raised its full-year guidance on Wednesday after posting another quarter of strong sales, but its outlook still fell just short of Wall Street’s expectations. The discounter behind Marshalls, HomeGoods and TJ Maxx is now expecting full-year earnings to be between $4.09 and $4.13, compared with estimates of $4.14, according to LSEG. For the … Read more
The economic worries that pummeled stocks in early August quieted further in recent days, enabling Wall Street to turn in its best week of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the way, surging 5.3% on the week, followed by the S & P 500 , which advanced 3.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average , … Read more
A customer enters a Macy’s store that is set to close at Bay Fair Mall on February 27, 2024 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Macy’s decision to close nearly a third of its stores will spark change in malls and communities across the U.S. Some of those transformations may catch shoppers … Read more
