Cyclical Consumer

The U.S. Supreme Court just came out with a ruling that most sports betting fans will love: It struck down a federal law banning sports betting, and it upheld a 2014 law in New Jersey that permitted such betting in racetracks and casinos. And while sports lovers will jump for joy, perhaps this offers... Read more

Last week rumors could be heard that Nestle (NYSE: NSGRY) wants to acquire Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX) Grocery Pipeline which include products such as coffee beans and drinks in supermarket, but it does not include the Seattle-based stores. Today, Nestlé confirmed that they will pay Starbucks $7.5 billions for the rights to market Starbucks’s products... Read more

2018 has truly been an exciting period for stock enthusiasts. “Volatility is back” has trended for weeks on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and investors in consumer staples has seen their portfolio value decrease week by week. Now, a few shares are trading at very attractive prices, but the dominant global tissue and toilet maker Kimberly-Clark seems... Read more

Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) is one of the most attractive stocks to invest in 2018. The stock is up about 14% in the last 6 months. Home Depot started working on its digital presence in 2014. As of the end of 2017, about 60% of the company’s total sales are influenced by e-commerce. Home... Read more

Comcast Ventures, the venture capital unit of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), has indicated intentions to invest in startups that focus on the distributed ledger technology or blockchain. Consequently the firm has formed a team consisting of five members with the objective of spearheading the strategy. Known as ‘The Blockchain Crew’, the team consists of the... Read more

The late Steve Jobs has quoted Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky as saying:"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been”At no time is this saying more appropriate than it is in today’s turbulent markets.Individual investors and portfolio managers are looking at some of the biggest market... Read more

Sales figures show that German auto giant Volkswagen has overtaken Toyota Motor Corp (ADR)(NYSE:TM) as the world’s largest car maker. Though Toyota is yet to release the number of cars it sold in 2017, the Japanese auto giant had forecast a figure of 10.4 million units. This comes on the back of VW’s diesel-emissions... Read more

Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT) is a large and rapidly-growing franchisor and operator of fitness centers in the U.S with over 7 million members. The company’s mission is to provide a high quality fitness environment that is both non-intimidating and welcoming - meaning anyone can join. Planet Fitness’ locations are typically 20,000 square feet and... Read more

Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corp (ADR)(NYSE:TM) has announced that all its cars will be electric or at least have an electric option by the year 2025. Toyota has also set one million fuel-cell and battery vehicles as the annual sales target by the year 2030. The carmaker will invest more than $13 billion... Read more

David Einhorn, the founder of Greenlight Capital (a $9 billion hedge fund) has generated an annualized 16.5 percent return for his investors (1996 - 2016). Although Greenlight Capital barely received a “D” rating on performance this past year (due to failing short bets on Amazon and Tesla), Einhorn is regarded as one of the... Read more