Beyond their control like the economy and the fiscal cliff . I think overall it was more probably 70 to 80 factors beyond the retailers control. I think retailers had creative merchandise but i think the news didnt lead to a feel good factor. In any economy, good or bad, you always have some winners. Who did really well this year . Well, it looks like in terms of who did well so far, Companies Like American Eagle outfitters limited, michael cors, macys tj and i would say costco was also a winner. On the flip side were there retailers that you had high hopes for going into the season but just didnt deliver in the end. Certainly we will see some becoming more promotion al, some of the childrens retailers, whether it was impacted by weather or there was Competitive Price and they did a good job at it, the childrens retailers seemed to have a tougher season this year. Now is the time of year when we shift into gift card sales. What most people dont realize is those sales get counted until
Beyond their control like the economy and the fiscal cliff . I think overall it was more probably 70 to 80 factors beyond the retailers control. I think retailers had creative merchandise but i think the news didnt lead to a feel good factor. In any economy, good or bad, you always have some winners. Who did really well this year . Well, it looks like in terms of who did well so far, Companies Like American Eagle outfitters limited, michael cors, macys tj and i would say costco was also a winner. On the flip side were there retailers that you had high hopes for going into the season but just didnt deliver in the end. Certainly we will see some becoming more promotion al, some of the childrens retailers, whether it was impacted by weather or there was Competitive Price and they did a good job at it, the childrens retailers seemed to have a tougher season this year. Now is the time of year when we shift into gift card sales. What most people dont realize is those sales get counted until
Shares of mcdonalds fell 4. 5 after reporting weaker than expected earnings and revenues. The fast food giant also said Earnings Growth will be quote pressured going forward. Profits were up at General Electric, but revenues came in below analyst estimates and g. E. Also warned of a tough economic environment. The stock slid 3. 5 . Nervousness about the outlook for Technology Companies pulled down stocks. Microsoft and google, both reported disappointing earnings yesterday. By the closing bell, the dow lost 205 points or 1. 5 . The tech heavy nasdaq really got slammed down 67 points and, the s p 500 dropped 24. The problem is there doesnt seem to be any real tolerance for when a company misses. So, you can have decent bottom line growth, but if the revenue side is light or if the guidance even has a tinge of negativity to it, there doesnt seem to be any mercy, which simply probably tells us in a broad sense that stocks are to a large extent almost priced to perfection. Susie Corporate
Shares of mcdonalds fell 4. 5 after reporting weaker than expected earnings and revenues. The fast food giant also said Earnings Growth will be quote pressured going forward. Profits were up at General Electric, but revenues came in below analyst estimates and g. E. Also warned of a tough economic environment. The stock slid 3. 5 . Nervousness about the outlook for Technology Companies pulled down stocks. Microsoft and google, both reported disappointing earnings yesterday. By the closing bell, the dow lost 205 points or 1. 5 . The tech heavy nasdaq really got slammed down 67 points and, the s p 500 dropped 24. The problem is there doesnt seem to be any real tolerance for when a company misses. So, you can have decent bottom line growth, but if the revenue side is light or if the guidance even has a tinge of negativity to it, there doesnt seem to be any mercy, which simply probably tells us in a broad sense that stocks are to a large extent almost priced to perfection. Susie Corporate
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