Consumer Turnaround?

Month-over-month retail sales data was surprisingly good, but it's too soon to call it a comeback.

Nov 23, 2013

Mentioned: Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) , Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF) , Campbell Soup Co (CPB) , The Home Depot Inc (HD) , Target Corp (TGT) , CoreLogic Inc (CLGX) , Deere & Co (DE) , Boeing Co (BA)

Markets this week were little changed, with stocks basically flat and interest rates slightly higher. Even European and emerging markets made little net progress for the week.

Corporate earnings news continued to disappoint: This week it was Campbell's Soup (CPB), Target (TGT), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). In fairness, there were some very good reports, too, such as Home Depot (HD) and Deere & Co. (DE).

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