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Wednesday links: the shelf life of a stock

Abnormal Returns

Banking The number of bank branches in the U.S. theblock.co) Retail investors trade leveraged ETFs way too much. bloomberg.com) Economy The housing and manufacturing sectors are both range-bound. peaked in 2012. sherwood.news) Where SVB's business stands as JP Morgan ($JPM) looks to make inroads.

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: Apple slices small number of retail jobs: report

MarketWatch

AAPL is shaving an unspecified number of jobs within its corporate retail teams, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday. DIS, and others have suffered in the teeth of a shaky economy and sluggish consumer spending. Apple has largely avoided the massive job cuts its peers at Meta Platforms Inc. MSFT, Amazon.com Inc.

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U.S. stocks open lower on strong retail sales

MarketWatch

stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday after January retail sales number came in higher than expected, a sign that the U.S. retailers jumped 3% in January, topping the 1.9% Retail sales are a big part of consumer spending and could offer clues about the strength of the economy. The S&P 500 was off 0.6%

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Friday links: loss and setback

Abnormal Returns

awealthofcommonsense.com) Retailing Why retail workers are quitting in record numbers. wsj.com) A record number of apartments are under construction. calculatedriskblog.com) Economy Q3 GDP is tracking at 3% growth. (morningstar.com) What investors get wrong about the 'Yale Model.'

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Monday links: unprecedented employment

Abnormal Returns

nytimes.com) Zeke Faux's "Number Go Up" isn't really a book about crypto. ft.com) Financial media The financial media lapped up stories of "organized retail crime." ft.com) Economy Consumers are finally pushing back against higher prices. econbrowser.com) If you are looking for signs of weakness in the economy, here they are.

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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

However, there are many other lesser-known indicators that can actually provide valuable insights and are helpful for the economy. Back in the autumn of 2001, he noticed that when the US economy was struggling due to the recession, lipstick sales were actually going up instead of down. Keep reading to find out what they are!

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A retail conundrum: strong spending defies weak earnings

Nationwide Financial

With inflation remaining persistent, Q3 earnings reports from retailers suggest that the slowing macroeconomic environment is draining the power of the U.S. However, the slowdown is not affecting all retailers, at least not yet. At the same time, October retail sales surged 1.3% To put that number in perspective, U.S.

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