Strong earnings reports from Target and Lowe's increased optimism about U.S. consumer spending. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/happened-stock-market-today-205637281.html?.tsrc=rss

The premise of selling used apparel has been cheered, but premises don’t pay the bills. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/macy-apos-j-c-penney-205000811.html?.tsrc=rss

The turnaround this year, prospects for a bear market, the problem with rising global and domestic debt, and some risky market trends, including the rise of indexing…… Read more “Gregg Fisher’s Gerstein Fisher 2nd-Quarter Letter”

(Bloomberg) — Federal prosecutors in Seattle have pieced together a string of disturbing social-media posts and police complaints to portray the accused Capital One Financial Corp. hacker…… Read more “Accused Capital One Hacker’s Volatile History Put Before Judge”

HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — KBR, Inc. (KBR) announced today its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of eight cents ($0.08) per…… Read more “KBR Dividend Declaration”

The companies plan to open a 5G innovation lab and incubator based at T-Mobile's Bellevue headquarters, according to an application filed with the state of Washington. source…… Read more “T-Mobile plans 5G accelerator with major companies including Intel, records show”

Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody’s announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of VeriSign, Inc. New York, August 21, 2019 — Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has…… Read more “VeriSign, Inc. — Moody’s announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of VeriSign, Inc.”

Pinduoduo stock is the IBD Stock Of The Day. The unique Chinese e-commerce company is self-described as "Costco meets Disneyland." Second-quarter earnings smashed Wall Street estimates. source…… Read more “Pinduoduo, IBD Stock Of The Day, Puts A Social Emphasis On E-Commerce”

Even a strong market couldn't lift these stocks. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cree-msg-networks-children-203300550.html?.tsrc=rss

Great news from the retail sector lifted confidence in the U.S. economy. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-urban-outfitters-iqiyi-home-203200242.html?.tsrc=rss