With the unemployment rate at a multi-decade low, household buying power remains largely intact, even though most of the Covid savings have already been used up. And that's what we saw in the Q1 earnings season, with consumer spending largely holding up.
We had a Buy rating on BTB Real Estate Investment Trust as there was a compelling yield and discount to fair value. Q1 2024 results were strong across the board and the REIT achieved a 94.5% committed occupancy level. We go over why we are downgrading BTB Real Estate Investment Trust to a neutral.
Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.
Finding long-term stocks to buy in today's market isn't easy. Many of the best blue chips, like Target (NYSE: TGT ), suffer from inflation concerns and reduced consumer spending, sending shares spiraling and creating uncertain futures.
Despite rising +2% in today's trading session, Target's (TGT) stock is still down -7% since reporting mixed Q1 results on Wednesday.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), the second-largest big-box retailer in the country after Walmart, posted abysmal financial results after Walmart Inc.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), the second-largest big-box retailer in the country after Walmart, posted abysmal financial results after Walmart Inc.
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After hovering near flat levels for much of the session, major U.S. equities indexes fell Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its latest rate-setting meeting. The minutes showed Fed officials expressing concerns about the persistence of inflation, raising doubts about the timing of potential interest rate cuts.
Target Corp. on Wednesday reported results for yet another quarter marked by a hesitant consumer — but at least it has pickleball, advertisers and Taylor Swift.
As consumers look to balance their desire to treat themselves with ongoing economic concerns, Target is seeing shoppers' shift to discretionary spending on experiences negatively impact their budgets for nonessential retail products.