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Retailers Look for Strong Early Holiday Sales After Tough Market Close

10/09/2012
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The stock market started out lower on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 and it got worse throughout the day.  When all was said and done the NASDAQ dropped well below its 20 day moving average, down 1.5%.  Even though the market took a plummet today the bulls are still in charge as all three market...
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Auto Sales Hit Highest Level in 4 Years

10/08/2012
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Over the last several years auto sales have been increasing at a steady pace.  This is very good news for those that benefit from an improved economy.  A total of 1.19 million cars, trucks, vans and SUVs were sold in the month of September....
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Automotive Replacement Parts and Accessories Retailers Sink on June 27th

06/27/2012
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Automotive Replacement Parts and Accessories Retailers Sink on June 27th

After O’Reilly Auto Parts lowered its second quarter sales and earnings guidance automotive replacement parts and accessories retailers dropped significantly.  By the end of the day O’Reilly was down over 14% and Autozone dropped 4.5%.  This is one of the largest drops for O’Reilly...
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Retail Stocks Sink Over 1% Prior to Major Sales Event

06/25/2012
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Retail Stocks Sink Over 1% Prior to Major Sales Event

The Market Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) dropped just over 1% on Monday, June 25th, 2012.  This drop pushed the RTH well below its 50 day moving average.  Most major...
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Energy Stocks End Week Down Over 3%

06/24/2012
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Energy Stocks End Week Down Over 3%

On the week ending Friday, June 22nd, 2012 energy stocks were down over 3%.  The Energy Select Spider (XLE) plummeted 3.32% as many big named oil companies struggled throughout...
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Average 30 Year Fixed Home Loan Rates at 3.5% in Late June 2012

06/24/2012
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Average 30 Year Fixed Home Loan Rates at 3.5% in Late June 2012

For quite some time homeowners have seen average 30 year fixed home loan rates under 4%.  Since the beginning of June 2012 fixed loan rates have bounced between 3.45%...
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