Judging by Christmas tree sales, consumers aren’t pulling the plug on holiday shopping—but they might be dimming the lights https://t.co/8djhlTUdBM ...

Josh, welcome back. Always [music] good to have you. >> Thanks, Carl.Nice to see you. >> I was just thinking [clears throat] there's it's poetic that your results and your guidance come on a day where University of Michigan sentiment current conditions are on an all-time low back to the 70s and your point has been like the huge disconnect between at least sentiment readings and actual results. >> Yeah, you know, absolutely.So, you know, we just we just wrapped up 2025 and we reported record earnings. We rep ...

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback It’s been another week with far more retail news than there is time in the day. Below, we break down some things you may have missed during the week and what we’re still thinking about. From consumer spending forecasts to Playboy energy drinks, here’s our closeout for the week.What you may have missedLevi’s brings Target vet on boardLevi Strauss & Co. appointed Jeffrey Jones to its board, effective Jan. 21, the company said in a Tuesday ...

Conagra logged lower sales in its latest quarter as consumers continued to pull back on spending on its products. ...

Hey, I'm Kramer. Welcome to Mad Money. Welcome to Crane America.Other people make friends. I'm just trying to make you a little bit of money here. My job is not just to entertain, but to explain.So, call me at 1800743 CNNBC. Tweet me at Jim Kramer. The Consumer Calvary got here just in time to give us what looks to be the beginning of a SANTA CLAUS RALLY.THAT'S the only way to describe what worked today. Everything involving consumer spending couldn't come as a better time because tech's been faltered. We n ...

The flow of inventories moving out of warehouses into stores or directly to consumers because of e-commerce is a forward-looking indicator of retail category performance as well as a barometer on the state of transports and consumer spending. In the latest CNBC supply chain survey, 63% of respondents said they were moving more holiday related freight this year compared to last year. This is a key indicator for transport stocks because revenues are made or lost on volumes.Respondents said freight volumes hav ...

ChatGPT’s mobile app hits new milestone of $3B in consumer spending https://t.co/R3zBD3sNpp ...

Core Insights - British consumer confidence and spending are subdued as the Christmas season approaches, indicating a challenging retail environment for companies like Currys [1] - The recent government budget did not provide significant support to boost consumer spending, further impacting the retail sector [1] Company Insights - Currys, an electrical retailer, has expressed concerns regarding the muted consumer confidence and spending patterns, which could affect sales performance during the critical holiday season [1] - The company's leadership highlights the need for more effective government measures to stimulate consumer spending [1]

All right. Uh, you know, we don't talk a lot about oil recently. Uh, right now we're seeing oil move to the upside on on potential sanctions on Russia and sanctions on Venezuela.Does that change your view of the energy sector in any way. Yesterday, we saw every uh stock in the energy sector close lower. It closed down about 3%.Does it reshape any views for you. >> I think it's still a little bit too early to tell on that. I mean, we're certainly seeing moves, certainly seeing moves this morning on that news ...

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) slipped 0.24% to 6,800.26, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) edged up 0.23% to 23,111.46, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDEX:^DJI) fell 0.62% to 48,114.27 as mixed jobs data and cheaper oil pressured cyclicals. Market movers Energy names lagged today, with APA (NASDAQ:APA), Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG), and Dow component Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) sliding as crude hit multi‑year lows. Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) dropped after weak auto-related retail data an ...