Mattel, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a range of toy products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: North America, International, and American Girl. It offers Mattel Girls & Boys branded products, including Barbie dolls and accessories, Monster High, DC Super Hero Girls, Enchantimals, Polly Pocket, Hot Wheels and Matchbox vehicles and play sets, CARS, […]
Read MoreApple Inc. (AAPL) released its financials for the most recent holiday quarter after yesterday’s closing bell, kicking off a week of Big Tech earnings that will surely test the Nasdaq’s gumption after an exceptionally brutal December performance. While Apple’s newest numbers were a mixed bag of middling and bad, a deeper dive can help the […]
Read MoreThings are perking up for Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares. The world’s largest coffee chain has climbed roughly 13% in the past three months while the rest of the market has struggled, and is now back in the range of its record highs. Today, the stock reported earnings that beat analysts’ estimates in the key regions […]
Read MoreThe longer a market correction lasts, or extends into a prolonged bear market, the more we see stocks drop to incredibly low level versus their historical highs. The market continues to exhibit quite a bit of uncertainty, not only over global growth forecasts, but also whether the global economic slowdown, along with the deleterious effect […]
Read MoreWhen the stock market struggles, the tendency for most investors is to start looking for “safe haven” investments. That often means getting out of stocks and moving your money into less volatile options like bonds or very short-term, interest-bearing instruments like Treasury bills, money markets or Certificates of Deposit. Some investors will be a bit […]
Read MoreInvestors may be spooked, but shoppers sure aren’t. Between November 1 and Christmas Eve, retail sales in the U.S. were up 5.1% to more than $850 billion, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which monitors spending in stores and online with all forms of payment. Online sales during this time were also up just over 19% from […]
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