9 Trends Shaping Retail Ecommerce in 2016

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9 Trends Shaping Retail Ecommerce in 2016
The retail sector appears to be growing steadily, according to recent estimates from eMarketer. The research firm says that while retail sales grew 3.3% in 2015, it may be expected to grow 3.5% this year. The U.S. remains the

Fortis' Preference Series J Shares Cross 5% Yield Mark
In trading on Thursday, shares of Fortis Inc.’s CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE FIRST PREFERENCE SHARES, SERIES J (TSX FTS PRJ.TO ) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.1876), with shares changing hands as low

Oil E&P Bounces on Mass Analyst Upgrades
I very rarely see an industry with a clean slate nothing but analyst upgrades. That is the case for the U.S. Integrated Oil Industry. This is a Zacks Industry niche with big U.S. names most retail investors look into,

USNA Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving Average
In trading on Thursday, shares of USANA Health Sciences Inc (Symbol USNA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $122.57, changing hands as high as $123.20 per share. USANA Health Sciences Inc shares are currently trading up about

Daily Dividend Report: OXY, SJM, F, ALL, WU
Occidental Petroleum Corporation ( OXY ) has authorized an increase of the company’s dividend to an annual rate of $3.04 per share, from the previous annual rate of $3.00 per share. The $.76 per share quarterly dividend will be

Insider Bets Paying Off At FCNCA As New 52-Week High Reached
In trading on Thursday, shares of First Citizens BancShares Inc (Symbol FCNCA) touched a new 52 week high of $269.99 share. That’s a 26.32% rise, or $56.25 per share from the 52 week low of $213.74 set back on

Thursday Sector Leaders: Agriculture & Farm Products, Banking & Savings
In trading on Thursday, agriculture & farm products shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.7%. Leading the group were shares of Agria Corp ( GRO ), up about 4.3% and shares of Cresud ( CRESY

Thursday Sector Laggards: Water Utilities, Real Estate Stocks
In trading on Thursday, water utilities shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Connecticut Water Service ( CTWS ), off about 2.5% and shares of California Water

Thursday's ETF Movers: ILF, GDXJ
In trading on Thursday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF ( ILF ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Companhia Energtica de Minas Gerais (

Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IGN
The iShares North American Tech Multimedia Networking ETF ( IGN ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 859,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 118,000. Shares of IGN were down about

Defensive Investors Are Overlooking These 3 Discounted Blue-Chips
My friends all know that I’m not a new car buyer. I can’t rationalize the instant depreciation signing new car paperwork creates. It would probably keep me up at night. Recently, a client came to me dead

SLM Corp.'s Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
On 7 18 16, SLM Corp.’s 6.97% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A (Symbol SLMAP) will trade ex dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.8712, payable on 8 1 16. As a percentage of SLMAP’s recent share price of

How Do Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, And CSX Compare In Terms Of Efficiency Of Their Rail Networks?
In order to compare the efficiency of the rail networks of the three rail companies covered by Trefis, we will look at the following metrics of rail network performance. Average Train Speed This metric refers to the average speed of

How Is Revlon Expecting To Benefit From The Elizabeth Arden Deal?
Last month, Revlon announced its decision to acquire premium cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden for $870 million . The transaction, expected to be completed by the end of 2016, will help Revlon enter the premium beauty segment, expand its offerings

Dow Movers: VZ, JPM
In early trading on Thursday, shares of JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) topped the list of the day’s best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, JPMorgan Chase has lost about 2.7% of its

S&P 500 Movers: WYNN, MET
In early trading on Thursday, shares of MetLife ( MET ) topped the list of the day’s best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 4.2%. Year to date, MetLife has lost about 12.5% of its value.

Nasdaq 100 Movers: NXPI, CSX
In early trading on Thursday, shares of CSX ( CSX ) topped the list of the day’s best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.0%. Year to date, CSX registers a 13.0% gain. And the worst

Thursday 7/14 Insider Buying Report: ATU
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy they expect to make money. So let’s look at a recent insider purchase of note. On Monday,

Why You Should Be Buying Chinese Stocks
Great Wall of China. Shutterstock photo I have an occasional exercise that readers may find useful. Every now and again when the market is in the hands of the bulls and everything seems kind of calm and optimistic, I sit down and try to remember the last few times that the opposite was true and everybody,

VMBS, VYMI: Big ETF Inflows
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF ( VMBS ), which added 8,324,810 units, or a 20.9% increase

NYT Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving Average
In trading on Thursday, shares of New York Times Co. (Symbol NYT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $12.73, changing hands as high as $12.75 per share. New York Times Co. shares are currently trading up about

FXN, VLUE: Big ETF Outflows
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund ( FXN ), where 24,500,000 units were destroyed, or a

Cree Shares Cross Above 200 DMA
In trading on Thursday, shares of Cree, Inc. (Symbol CREE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.14, changing hands as high as $28.25 per share. Cree, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 11.8% on the day.

Hologic (HOLX) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA
In trading on Thursday, shares of Hologic, Inc. (Symbol HOLX) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $36.15, changing hands as high as $36.46 per share. Hologic, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 1.3% on the day.

Bullish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross – ZION
In trading on Thursday, shares of Zions Bancorporation (Symbol ZION) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.09, changing hands as high as $26.29 per share. Zions Bancorporation shares are currently trading up about 2.5% on the day.

The Future Of Energy As We Know It… Here's How To Invest
Recently I’ve been telling my readers about a quiet revolution that’s taking place thanks to eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and his band of scientists at Tesla Motors (Nasdaq TSLA ). You see, for years they’ve

Bullish Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross – FNFG
In trading on Thursday, shares of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Symbol FNFG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $10.20, changing hands as high as $10.36 per share. First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. shares are currently trading

LVNTA Crosses Above Key Moving Average Level
In trading on Thursday, shares of Liberty Interactive Corp Liberty Ventures Com Ser A (Symbol LVNTA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $39.58, changing hands as high as $40.17 per share. Liberty Interactive Corp Liberty Ventures Com

S&P 500 Analyst Moves: NEE
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, NextEra Energy ( NEE ) is now the #54 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank

MedTech Tailwinds at a Glance: Which Stocks to Buy?
Over the past few years, the U.S. medical device market has undergone a substantial transformation. While there are a lot of thorny regulatory and financial issues that hardly look resolved anytime soon, the powerful long term tailwinds, including mergers

How to Find Big Winners in a Difficult Stock Market
It is earnings season again While this season brings the potential for big moves, investors are presented with a very interesting situation thanks to recent market performance. Many stocks have retraced their losses from earlier in the year and

Do Yields At Record Lows And Stocks At Record Highs Spell Trouble?
Earlier this week we talked about the disconnect between yields and stocks. The move lower in German yields, given the contagion risk in Europe that people have feared from Brexit, as we’ve discussed, has also dragged down U.S. yields.  With that, the U.S. 10 year yield, post-Brexit, has traded to new record lows.

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