Gap reported its best quarter in at least four years, beating EPS and revenue estimates and raising margin guidance for the critical holiday quarter. Gap Inc. operates four divisions—Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta—but over...
The retailers reported about as expected this morning. The good stores beat and guided to a decent Q4. Target mentioned consumer sentiment a few times, guided revenue lower, and announced a huge capex expansion for next year, suggesting estimates will...
Shares of Amazon are hitting all-time highs in the pre-market after AWS growth exceeded 20% for the first time since 2022. This has alleviated concerns that the company was losing market share in AI and the cloud, despite years of massive...
Keeping it visual today ahead of a busy earnings week. Starbucks and Amazon ahead of earnings, 2 winning trades on Mattel and Hasbro, Deckers gets a micro-bounce and a Minnesota double shot.
Nike Report Card Nike beat expectations on the top and bottom lines but cautioned the “Holiday Quarter” (Nike’s Q2) would be slightly weaker than analyst estimates. In yesterday’s preview, I suggested...
Nike reports tonight. Here's how they got into this mess.
Nike's investor relations homepage features a Mission Statement that all but screams written by committee. “Nike, Inc. is a Growth Company,” it declares, “We create innovative, must-have products. We build deep, personal...
Catching more of last week's rally. Getting ready for RH
Weekly video for September 10th.
The strong keep getting stronger. This isn't time to be calling bottoms on retail stocks still trending lower. Get ready for the Dead show that is RH earnigns and Lovesac; all this in more!
Last week the White House confirmed plans to host a UFC event. It will be between the White House and the Lincoln Memorial as part of Independence Day...
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:
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...
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...
TKO Rakes in huge cash for UFC. What I'm doing now.
TKO Scores a Knock-Out!
TKO signed a $7.7 billion, 7 year deal with Paramount+ to air UFC content, including PPVs. TKO is getting a full price for the asset. Just on the surface, Paramount+ is paying a...
On Holdings, Cava and Birkenstocks are poised to move this week.
According to Deutsche over 60% of the consumer facing companies that have reported so Q2 so far are lower. What's striking / concerning / disturbing is the spread between winners and losers. The downside reactions (RIP $CROX) are brutal, the...
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...
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....
These 5 Stocks will set the tone for a critical week.
Buckle up for Earnings
Coming off a week marked by negative headlines (Tariff Madness, Lousy Jobs, and the biggest index declines since May), the stock market is heading straight into the heart of the real...
The long grind higher since the April 8th lows came to a thudding halt last week and, not surprisingly, it was the Consumer Discretionary names leading the way lower. By the time the...
