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The Consumer Shows Up! WSM, ANF and Kohl's Report Cards

A quick breakdown of what you need to know about today's earnings

Kohl's, Williams-Sonoma beat! Abercrombie is a tale of two companies. Foot Locker is barely trying ahead of Dick's takeover.

Here's my instant-reaction to this morning's retail earnings. 

 

Kohl's...

August 27, 2025
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3 Storylines To Watch This Week

Huge earnings week for the mall! Furniture stocks burning!

It's the last week of summer and the biggest week of the year as retail earnings hit maximum intensity in the next 5 days. Here's what I'm watching while most of the other adults are on vacation:

 

 

1. The Earnings Flood...

August 25, 2025
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Members Only: Walmart Epilogue

What Walmart told us about Inflation and what it mean for Stocks
 

 

Walmart Sent a Chill Through Retail Yesterday

The world's biggest retailer cranked out a decent quarter yesterday morning and was met with Bronx tears by Wall Street and the rest of the investing world. WMT...

August 22, 2025
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UPDATE: Target Report Card and Trade Idea

Looking for a way to profit of the Street's (and my own) disappointment

With shares down over 60% over the last 4 years, earnings declining and a CEO set to retire Target had a chance to make dramatic changes. Instead, the discount retailer made the most obvious, timid, decision possible, announcing 20-year company...

August 20, 2025
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Peloton Report Card

Expectations are high for Amazon tonight. Here's what to expect

Peloton reported a much better-than-expected quarter and guidance on (almost) every metric! CEO Peter Stern continues to find ways to rip out expenses without increasing churn. 

Put more simply, 18 months ago the question was whether or not...

August 7, 2025
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Portfolio Update! Building Some Cash

Building Cash into Earnings Season

Quick Update for Members: Portfolio Changes!

In Friday's video, recorded during the meat of a stock market battering, I announced that I'd be selling two of our portfolio holdings. I closed the positions at yesterday's close....

August 5, 2025
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Amazon Earnings Report Card

Amazon fails to explain AWS relative underperformance

Yesterday I wrote, "Amazon famously doesn't care what it reports from quarter to quarter, but as a shareholder, I certainly do".

Boy, is that biting me in the ass this morning. Amazon looks set to open 8% lower despite yet another quarter of...

August 1, 2025
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Amazon Earnings Preview!

Expectations are high for Amazon tonight. Here's what to expect

Amazon famously doesn't care what it reports from quarter to quarter, but as a shareholder, I certainly do.

With the Everything Store set to report tonight on the heels of blockbusters from Microsoft and Meta, and $AMZN shares underperforming...

July 31, 2025
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