Another of the world’s top dividend growers could be starting a monster move

From The Reformed Broker:

I started talking about Target a few weeks back in media appearances as part of a new consumer retrenchment trend – lower-end store chains were benefiting while the bloom came off the rose for the high-enders and the luxury goods stocks. Wal-Mart and Target were two names due for a run and Target finally broke above $59.50 resistance late last week.

Target is a large, well-run company with [...]

How is this possible with so many gushing headlines during Dec about how great sales were? Off with their heads!

by Jackson

December isn’t looking as great as advertised, as retailers reported weaker-than-expected sales and dragged stocks to a muddled close. Tech stocks offered one of the day’s few bright spots. The dollar rebounded to a two-week high, and the correction in commodities resumed with crude oil finishing below $89. NYSE decliners led advancers by about four to three.

Blaming the weather:

Any lingering notion that Americans are back to their free-spending [...]