Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS)

The Death Spiral

Will the Retail Apocalypse Kill Department Stores?

The retail apocalypse is about to get far worse and the great American institution known as department stores might soon be history. Take your children to the mall and the department stores now so they can say they saw one. You might not have a chance to show them those palaces of retail in just a few years.

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Politics

The Retail Jobs Apocalypse Might Doom Trump’s Jobs Agenda

Sooner or later, Trump will have to face the retail-jobs apocalypse, particularly if he wants to get reelected. Although dealing with it might doom his administration, because it might expose just how ineffective his policies might be and how hollow his promises seem.

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The Death Spiral

Can Kohl’s survive the Holidays?

This brings us to the important question of who is right about Kohl’s, bears worried about the revenues; or bulls who only see the 50¢ dividend paid on December 5? Something investors need to remember is that both bulls and bears are animals with notoriously bad eyesight.

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Market Insanity

Dollar Tree’s big Gamble on Family Dollar Pays off or Does It?

My take is that both Dollar Tree and Dollar General are overpriced stocks. Dollar Tree is a slightly safer investment because it has more cash but neither is a good long-term investment. The market they are in is simply too competitive and unstable to support their business models.

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The Death Spiral

Are Malls Really Doomed?

That cherished and reviled American institution known as the shopping mall is facing the greatest crisis in its history. Many

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