In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the undisputed disrupters in the retail industry were “category killers”: large retailers such as Home Depot, Best Buy, and MediaMarkt that carried…
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Stocks drop as inflation concerns overshadow strong retail earnings; Dow sheds 211 points, or 0.6%
Stocks were mostly lower Wednesday to hover below record levels, as investors digested a set of solid corporate earnings results from more major retailers. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq…
New tracker shows which stocks retail investors are picking
On Thursday the Nasdaq (NDAQ) announced the launch of a Trading Activity Tracker, which follows the trading activity of self-directed retail investors. The new tracker lists stocks and exchange traded…
Retail traders follow Nancy Pelosi’s stock moves to find winners
When in doubt, pick the same stocks that lawmakers’ spouses are buying? That’s what retail investors are doing when it comes to trades made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband,…
Record number of women in retail investing
More women than ever are taking part in retail investing, with a participation spike during the pandemic. A Fidelity study shows unprecedented growth in women opening retail investment accounts, with…
Evergrande used retail financial investments to plug funding gaps
Crisis-hit Chinese property developer Evergrande used billions of dollars raised by selling wealth management products to retail investors to plug funding gaps and even to pay back other wealth management…
Stocks extend losses amid mixed bank earnings, retail sales miss
Stocks ended mixed on Friday at the end of a volatile week, with investors monitoring a mixed set of bank earnings and a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. retail sales. The…
How True Digital Marketing Could Have Saved Retail During the Pandemic
Many small and mid-size businesses had to close their doors for good because of the pandemic. With people highly conscious of the need for social distancing and self-quarantining in their…