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The big retailers have begun to report, and news from Target (NYSE: TGT) and TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) has their shares moving in opposite directions. Target is up nearly 15%, and The TJX

Investors are back to playing defense.

Consumer staples stocks were trading higher on October 13 as markets widely anticipated higher interest rates and weakening economic conditions that could

Football season is underway, Halloween decorations are in the stores and you can finally get that pumpkin spice latte you’ve been craving. 

Autumn also means that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX)

Growth comes better in pairs, or in this case, in trios. Investors have a rare chance to invest in what could be called the perfect trifecta of undervalued quality.

Just like Warren Buffett paid

Dividend growth is critical for high-quality buy-and-hold stocks. Dividends attract buy-and-hold investors, but the distribution growth keeps them there. That’s important because it can help lower

It wasn’t so long ago that Wedbush analyst Dan Ives lavished praise on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR), waxing ecstatic over the company’s future as an undiscovered AI play, adding the

Financial markets evolve rapidly, almost by the week nowadays, giving investors a new list of indicators to watch out for to make better investment decisions. Some of these indicators are found in

The signals are mixed in retail land, but some clear winners exist. While Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) and Target (NYSE: TGT) suffer from poor positioning, inventory woes, and competition, names like

Auto parts stocks shifted gears this year, naming new CEOs to the 3 largest players. While O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) and Autozone (NYSE: AZO) chose to go the internal route to help ensure

There is 1 thing clear in The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) Q2 results, and that it is hitting its stride. The off-price retailers were expected to benefit from shifting consumer habits, and they are

Target (NYSE: TGT) shares surged about 10% after the Q2 earnings report was released but don’t read too much into the news. The surge is a knee-jerk reaction to a mixed report that does nothing to

With earnings season well underway, investors are watching pretty much every industry closely. Banks, for example, need to show they can continue benefiting from the rising rates cycle, while tech

The price action in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) experienced a mild correction earlier this year, and they may move lower within a trading range. That said, there are reasons to believe

Ross Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) is trading higher for the week, following news that the company is opening new locations at a fast pace and is on track to add about 100 new stores during fiscal

Arguably the most impressive mover yesterday was a stock you have probably never heard of. Shares of Eloxx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ELOX) rocketed almost 100% yesterday after receiving an

Few industries were as hard hit as retail during last year’s market selloff. Rising prices and interest rates caused shoppers to curtail spending. From supermarkets to clothing stores, retailers

Whenever a stock can rev up to outperform the broader market, even in a single session, that can be a signal of institutional support that can lead to bigger gains. 

On June 21, O’Reilly

Sometimes a dodgy earnings report can be a blessing in disguise. A revenue miss in last month's fiscal Q3 report for AutoZone Inc (NYSE: AZO) sent their shares down more than 10%, upsetting a

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Biden Administration to halt student loan repayments starting March 13, 2020. As vaccinations spread and the reopening was underway, the administration extended

Nowadays, Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) stores may be wishing their food sections were bigger.

As tough economic conditions take a bite out of discretionary spending, shoppers are limiting their

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) reported its first quarter 2023 earnings results on Tuesday morning when the broader stock market index was trading lower by a quarter of a percentage point

Reports from names like Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Target (NYSE: TGT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), and Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) have signaled a new reality for discretionary spending that

Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) is down 25% after reporting a horrible quarter. Repositioning efforts impact the results, but other details overshadow them. The takeaway is that the tide of discretionary

Shares of Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) reached an all-time high price of $82.81 in the after-market hours of Wednesday evening, amid monstrous momentum buildup throughout 2022, seemingly continuing into

The shifting consumer environment has affected the TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX). Consumers have shifted from discretionary items to staples, trading down from higher-tier retailers to low-price