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Retail figures slump: Simon Property Group (SPG) feels the pain

October 16, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
Retail sales are showing signs of collapse. It is having a dramatic impact on the real estate market. Shareholders in companies like Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) are reeling in pain. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN): I love it when the data proves I was right. Call me egotistical. Call me arrogant. Just do not call me [...]

Retail sector doomed: Weak holiday sales will destroy Under Armour (UA)

September 23, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
The retail sector will be significantly hurt by a slowdown in consumer spending this holiday season.  Companies like Circuit City (NYSE:CC) could go out of business.  Others like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) will see big hits to their share price, giving options investors a fantastic profit opportunity. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN):  I walked [...]

Retail Stocks: Costco (COST:Nasdaq) is up 19%. Dollar Tree (DLTR:Nasdaq) soars

Update 05/08/2008 10:55 AM: Laura Cadden has just issued a recommendation to sell DLTR for a 40%-plus gain. Read’em and weep! By J. Christoph Amberger Baltimore — (TFN): Early retail sales reports issued this morning indicate that shoppers focused on basic consumer goods over the past month and bought at discounters and wholesale clubs. Wal-Mart Stores [...]

US Consumer Spending: Record holiday sales tell market bears to get real

November 25, 2007 · Filed Under News that Matters, US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“Apparently, American consumers haven’t quite heard the message that they’re supposed to be out of cash. And it seems “credit crunch” hasn’t trickled down to the mainstream either. There was more plastic out at any given cash register than was used in Cher’s facial architecture.” — J. Christoph Amberger by J. Christoph Amberger, TFN Baltimore — (TFN): [...]