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Retail stocks are ailing on fears about the U.S. consumer. Will these earnings change that?

Cnbc · · 776 words · By Tobias Burns
Economic Instability Consumer Health Corporate Earnings
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Appeal to Fear 60% confidence
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The S & P Retail Select Industry Index is down close to 7% year-to-date”
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The provided evidence discusses the S&P 500 generally and mentions retail stocks are 'crashing relative to the S&P 500', but does not provide the specific percentage decline for the S&P Retail Select Industry Index.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P SmallCap 600 (S&P 600) stock market index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises the common stocks of 600 small-cap, mostly American, companies. Although called the "S&P 600", the ind…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_600_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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“State Street's SPDR S & P Retail ETF (XRT) is down almost 7% since January”
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The evidence confirms the existence of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) and mentions it was 'up about 1.5% on the day', but does not provide the year-to-date or since-January percentage change.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that is also an exchange-traded product; i.e., it is bought and sold on stock exchanges. ETFs own financial assets such as stocks, bonds, cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P SmallCap 600 (S&P 600) stock market index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises the common stocks of 600 small-cap, mostly American, companies. Although called the "S&P 600", the ind…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_600_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SPDR funds (pronounced "spider") are a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) traded in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Asia-Pacific and managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Informall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDR
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“the State Street Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) is down more than 2%”
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The evidence confirms the existence of the XLY ETF and its general purpose, but does not provide its current performance or percentage decline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (abbreviated EGRRCPA; Pub. L. 115–174 (text) (PDF), S. 2155) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on May 24, 2018. The bill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Growth,_Regulatory_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_1000_Index
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“Direxion's daily retail ETF (RETL) is down almost 26%”
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The evidence confirms Direxion as a provider of leveraged ETFs, but there is no data regarding the specific performance or percentage decline of the RETL ETF.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Direxion is an American provider of financial products known for its leveraged ETFs. Founded in Alexandria, Virginia, the company also has offices in New York City, Boston, and Hong Kong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direxion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that is also an exchange-traded product; i.e., it is bought and sold on stock exchanges. ETFs own financial assets such as stocks, bonds, cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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“Home Depot shares are down 13% year-to-date”
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The search results for Home Depot are irrelevant (referring to unrelated websites or football players) and do not contain stock price data.
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web search NEUTRAL — Home ... Home
http://frabelux.be/
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web search NEUTRAL — Herzlich willkommen bei Physiotherapie Cello! Wir heissen dich herzlich willkommen in unserer Praxis in Haag im Rheintal der Ostschweiz. Unsere Praxis ist bequem erreichbar für die Gemeinden Haag, Sal…
https://physiotherapie-cello.ch/
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet David Mueller, the U16 young football player making waves in the UAE Pro League. Catch his training updates and thrilling match highlights!
https://muellerdavid.com/
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“Lowe's is down about 9%”
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The search results for Lowe's only provide store locations and business listings, not stock performance data.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find 28 listings related to Lowes in Carson on YP.com. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Lowes locations in Carson, CA.
https://www.yellowpages.com/carson-ca/lowes
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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe’s in Long Beach, CA is the go-to home improvement store near you for affordable, year-round project essentials. Shop major appliances, energy-efficient refrigerators, hardware, plumbing essential…
https://www.superpages.com/long-beach-ca/bpp/lowes-home-impr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe's is ideally located at 7300 East Carson Street, in north-east Long Beach (near Long Beach Towne Center). The appliance store is an added feature to the locales of Cypress, Cerritos, La Palma, La…
https://www.storeopeninghours.com/lowes-east-carson-street-l…
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“TJ Maxx has lost more than 2%”
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The evidence describes TJ Maxx as a discount chain and mentions revenue/EPS for its parent company, but does not state the specific percentage decline of its shares.
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web search NEUTRAL — TJ Maxx is an American discount department store chain. It has more than 1,000 stores in the United States, making it one of the largest clothing retailers in the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJ_Maxx
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web search NEUTRAL — From brand-name fashion to home decor, TJ Maxx has it all (and so much more) for way less. We're your one-stop shop for trends, value, and those brands you know and look for.
https://www.tjx.com/businesses/united-states/tj-maxx
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web search NEUTRAL — On an adjusted basis, EPS amounted to about 50 cents per share compared with Wall Street’s bet of 62 cents in earnings per share. Revenues fell to $10.94 billion from the prior year’s $12.21 billion, …
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tj-maxx-parent-store-closure…
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“April retail sales were up 0.5% on the month on a nominal basis, according to Census data”
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The search results only provide dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and do not contain Census data regarding retail sales.
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of 'according' according in American English (əˈkɔrdɪŋ ) adjective agreeing; in harmony
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/acco…
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“they declined 0.2% in inflation-adjusted terms”
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“Home Depot... is expected to have first-quarter earnings-per-share of $3.41, according to FactSet”
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“Lowe's is expected to post EPS of $2.97”
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“TJ Maxx is expected to report $1.02”
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“Costco stock is up about 23% this year”
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“Walmart is up about 18%”
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“Target is up more than 24%”
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“E-commerce giant Amazon... is up more than 14% year-to-date”
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“The Commerce Department's personal savings rate fell to 3.6% in March, its lowest level since Oct. 2022”
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“It has fallen from 5.5% as recently as last April”
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“Total credit card debt is close to its all-time high at well-over $1 trillion”
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“total household debt increased to $18.8 trillion in the first quarter, the New York Fed reported”
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“The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey hit an all-time low in May, according to a preliminary reading”
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“Bank of America said Monday that wage growth... noting 6% annual wage growth for upper-tier earners versus 1.5% growth in the lower tier”
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