WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on motorcycle purchases and could move too slowly in the months ahead amid emerging new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in unemployment benefit checks . FILE PHOTO: People visit Destiny USA shopping mall during …
Read More »Companies are considering stock splits, according to Tesla and Apple announcements, says expert
After Tesla and Apple announced plans to share their shares within weeks of each other, there has been a growing buzz that more companies with triple and square digits stock prices will follow in their footsteps. “Everyone is talking about it,” Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones …
Read More »China’s economic recovery is underway as consumer comeback remains inevitable
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s retail sales fell in July, sparking high expectations for modest growth as consumers in the world’s second-largest economy failed to shake warnings about the coronavirus while recovering of the manufacturing sector struggled to pick up pace. PHILO PHOTO: People wear protective face masks as seen in …
Read More »China’s economic recovery is underway as consumer comeback remains inevitable
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s retail sales fell in July, sparking high expectations for modest growth as consumers in the world’s second-largest economy failed to shake warnings about the coronavirus while recovering of the manufacturing sector struggled to pick up pace. PHILO PHOTO: People wear protective face masks as seen in …
Read More »Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy as analysts predicted pressure on normally-robust off-price retail
Off-price retailer Stein Mart Inc. announced bankruptcy on Tuesday amid rising off-price pressures, a retail category that grew for COVID-19. To be sure, Stein Mart SMRT, -37.89% , like many other retailers that have submitted Chapter 11, face challenges even before the coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal losses for 2019 totaled 22 …
Read More »