What if the Amazon/Whole Foods Synergies Underwhelm?

16Jun8:42 amEST

Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas

Following in tradition for this website on Father's Day Weekend, the great father/son tale told in Road to Perdition (2002) is worth a viewing (or a repeat viewing). My own father died in 2002, not long before this film was released. I often wonder if he would have liked it as much as I think he would have. I suppose I will always associate...

14Jun1:14 pmEST

A Bumpy Ride Across the Channel

For all of the pomp and circumstance of some of the recent IPOs, including BYND and newest additions: CHWY FVRR, we still think the small caps and, to a degree, the semiconductors remain two of the most critical parts of the market to observe. Clearly, with AVGO faltering today, chips remain under heavy pressure as I write this. The SMH sector...

13Jun5:37 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 06/13/19 {Video}

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13Jun10:54 amEST

Lululemon is Just One Part of the Equation

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is higher after earnings this morning. While it is not exploding to the moon like beaten-down retail peer Restoration Hardware (RH), LULU is still in the green. And when you consider that LULU has been, frankly, acting like an unflappable retail leader since the early-May correction began, it is all the more...

12Jun5:04 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 06/12/19 {Video}

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12Jun11:02 amEST

Out of My Way, Buster

A devastating post-earnings gap lower by Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) to the tune of 21% as I write this completely erases all of the stock's 2019 gains, heretofore. Surely, that is more than a mere flesh wound to longs in PLAY, where each location features a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. One of the silver linings to...

11Jun4:02 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 06/11/19 {Video}

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11Jun10:50 amEST

Retail Gets Some Swagger Back

Another opening gap higher in the broad market is surely putting heat on top-callers over the last week or so, especially those wading into the time-sensitive options part of the water. Still, as I write this I see quite a few healthcare and software names cooling off and coming in a bit. Guardant Health (GH), for example, is a truly promising...

10Jun3:45 pmEST

The Next Generation Coming Up

In light of the RTN/UTX monster merger today, aerospace and defense stocks are back in focus for us. While the usual suspects like BA GD LMT NOC are always worth a look (LMT NOC have the best charts but the sector is seeing a bit of sell-the-news here), we want to keep returning to smaller/mid-cap defense stocks as logical targets. Aerojet...

10Jun10:57 amEST

What if the Amazon/Whole Foods Synergies Underwhelm?

At first blush, the Amazon/Whole Foods synergies formed since AMZN bought out WFM two summers ago seem to be rather underwhelming, with many Whole Foods Markets' locations featuring somewhat lower prices on various items, but also worse customer service and generally more of a "warehouse" feel inside the stores. Naturally, the lower prices and...