For generations of shoppers, stepping into a Victoria’s Secret or PINK store was a familiar part of the mall experience. The pink walls, distinctive branding, and signature Bombshell fragrance helped make the retailer one of Read more…
It’s almost the Labor Day weekend, the last of the summer holidays, and it comes with a little risk. There are many forecasts of rain, sometimes flooding and heat. It is early September, after all. Read more…
There was a time when you couldn’t walk through an airport, a grocery aisle, or a high-end gym without seeing the brand’s iconic logo. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) didn’t just sell activewear; it sold an Read more…
Markets Sometimes the numbers speak for themselves. The US labour market added 162k jobs in August. Market consensus expected a 55k increase. June and July data showed a cumulative upward revision of 55k. The unemployment Read more…
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162k in August, following only 21k in July. This morning’s print beat consensus by a wide margin which called for 55k. The prior two months were revised higher by a total Read more…
Stocks have had a run that has made even seasoned investors a little giddy. Now one of Wall Street’s most closely watched voices is telling everyone to temper expectations before the next 12 months unfold. Read more…
Canada’s economy lost 42k jobs in August (-0.2% m/m), well below consensus expectations for a 15k gain. The decline was concentrated in full-time work, which fell by 36k, while private-sector employment decreased by 23k. The Read more…
Dollar rebounded after August nonfarm payrolls jumped from a revised 21K in July to 162K, nearly three times the 58K consensus, while June and July were revised up a combined 55K. Yet September Fed hike Read more…
Eli Lilly (LLY) has spent the last two years as the company everyone points to when they talk about weight-loss drugs. That reputation made it the most valuable pharmaceutical company in the world. It also Read more…
Canada’s labor market weakened notably in August, with employment swinging from +75.1K in July to -41.7K, against expectations for a 15.1K increase. Employment rate slipped from 60.9% to 60.8%, while unemployment held at 6.4%. Stability Read more…