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SEC Forms New Retail Fraud Working Group As Investor Losses Soar
The SEC is refocusing on investor protection as fraudsters find new ways to reach everyday investors. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Investors have enjoyed a remarkable bull market over the past three years, with the S&P 500 returning 87%.
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Why brands are launching products on quick commerce before retail
PepsiCo's energy drink Adrenaline Rush was launched earlier this year without a celebrity campaign or a nationwide retail rollout. Instead, the product quietly appeared on quick commerce platforms, allowing consumers to discover it even before the…
Retail traders are 'a different beast' in 2026 as they flee tech winners and rush to take profits
It's not as catchy as 'buy the dip' or 'sell the rip', but 'picking winners and losers and opportunistically taking profits' might be the most succinct description of what retail traders are up to in 2026. It's a departure from past eras in recent…
British Retailers Get a Boost From World Cup and Sunny Weather
A heat wave and the World Cup prompted Britons to splash out on pints of beer, clothes and electronics in June, potentially boosting economic activity. Card spending rose 1.9% from a year earlier, according to Barclays data, the fastest increase in…
Retail investors are cashing out of Apple, Tesla, and chip stocks: Chart of the Day
Retail investors made SK Hynix (SKHY) one of their biggest buys on Friday, according to the latest data from VandaTrack. By Monday, the stock had fallen as much as 9% as South Korea's KOSPI (^KS11) plunged nearly 9%. That kind of whiplash is…
Forecasters See Worst El Niño in 149 Years Mixing Up Retail
For many who are caught in, recovering from or trying to avoid the next heatwave, their prayers for rain might well be answered. The super hot temperatures in the U.S. and Europe this summer are expected to give way to the strongest El Niño…
Seoul shares sharply down late Tuesday morning on retail selling
Seoul shares extended losses late Tuesday morning, led by falls in semiconductors and other market heavyweights, amid investor worries over the renewed tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty over artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. After…
India's retail inflation accelerates to 4.38%, raising rate hike expectations
July 13 (Reuters) - India's retail inflation accelerated to 4.38% in June, government data showed on Monday, breaching the central bank's 4% target for the first time in 17 months and setting the stage for an interest rate hiking cycle. The print…
India Retail Inflation Jumps to 4.38% in June, Above RBI Target; Experts Weigh In
India's retail inflation surged to 4.38 per cent in June, surpassing the Reserve Bank of India's 4 per cent median target for the first time under the new series, primarily due to an increase in food prices, prompting economists to anticipate…
Academy Sports vs. Tractor Supply: A Comparison of Two Embattled Retail Stocks
Academy Sports and Outdoors (TSCO 0.49%) and Tractor Supply (TSCO 0.49%) haven't delivered meaningful revenue growth. But that's largely due to macroeconomic factors out of these companies' control. Both stocks trade at cheap valuations relative to…
Fast Retailing: Staying Positive After Q3 Outperformance And Upgraded Guidance (FRCOY)
I am still a bull on Fast Retailing, after it registered another beat and raise. FRCOY delivered a 22% YoY topline increase and 46% YoY operating profit growth in 3QFY26, with both metrics beating consensus estimates. Management raised FY2026…
India June Retail Inflation Speeds Up To 4.38% As Food Consumes Family Budgets
India's retail inflation rose to a multi-month high of 4.38% in June 2026, driven by a rebound in food and personal care expenses, government data showed on Monday. The year-on-year inflation rate, measured by the All India Consumer Price Index…
Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales, Warsh Testifies, China Data, And Earnings Galore
As well as two epic World Cup semi-finals before that, and the start of the Open golf it's a packed week ahead in markets, writes DB's Jim Reid. The headline events are tomorrow's US CPI and Wednesday's US PPI, alongside Fed Chair Warsh's first…
Rethinking finance education for the age of retail banking
Walk into most MBA finance classrooms in India today and you will find a curriculum designed for a different era. Corporate finance, derivatives, investment banking, fixed income analysis... these remain the established pillars of finance…
UK Retail Group Denounces PlayStation's Choice To Stop Making Physical Disc Games
A new trade group has chimed in on Sony's plan to stop making disc games. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shared this statement: PlayStation's announcement that major games will no longer be available on disc is a triumph of corporate…
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