Last year we watched as the pandemic ushered in a huge wave of Americans flocking to scoop up new furry friends. According to the Washington Post, dog adoptions and sales have soared in 2020, with shelters like Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles seeing pet adoptions rates double over the summer.
Despite a waning housing market, at least in terms of the inventory of homes available, analysts remain bullish on a steady demand for suburban homes, and what that could mean for companies on the fringe of the home industry. This means companies like the luxury furniture retailer, RH (RH) will continue to thrive, according to
There’s got to be something in our lives that doesn’t require a computer chip, but these days, that’s getting harder to find. A global shortage of the critical semiconductor chips used in new vehicles for infotainment systems, power steering and brakes, has already rattled production lines at car companies and squeezed gadget makers. And now,
Last spring, when the pandemic reared its ugly head and locked millions of Americans in their homes for the foreseeable future, what did everyone do? Well, besides losing our minds, many of us ran to home improvement stores — online, of course — to try our hands at home improvements, renovations, DIY projects and interior
Besides working from home, exercising in our spare bedrooms and tuning kitchen tables into classrooms, there’s another prominent trend that emerged from 2020. It should probably come as no surprise to most of us that’s we’ve been drinking a lot more at home than we have in the past. No kidding. After bars and venues
Affectionately referred to as floating petri dishes since the start of the pandemic, it appears one of the major cruise lines will soon be setting sail again after being docked for a full year. Tracking a handful of sectors and companies that have been dubbed “rebound” or “reopening” stocks, cruise line represents a business that
It’s been quite obvious the past couple of weeks that Americans have been wildly anxious to get out of the house and go… anywhere. Since waving goodbye to February’s frigid temperatures, which seems to have coincided with reopenings and the easing of Covid restrictions across the country, millions of Americans have flocked to airlines and
Does anyone eat hamburgers any more? Seriously. Between the rise of the Impossible Burger, the BeyondMeat (BYND) Burger, and a host of new chicken sandwiches from Popeyes (PLKI), Wendy’s (WEN) and more, has America lost its taste for the classic hamburger? Trying to keep pace with an evolving fast-food market, McDonald’s is hedging their bets
As gym rats and fitness addicts alike flocked to Peloton (PTON) at the onset of the pandemic, America quickly anointed the connected-fitness company as a stock market darling in 2020. Peloton saw shares soar well over 400% year-to-date and recently announced its acquisition of rival fitness equipment maker Precor for $420 million that gives the
What a difference a few weeks can make. The very same stocks caught in the middle of the short-squeeze trading frenzy of January, that most of Wall Street chastised for their poor fundamentals and lack of viability, are all the sudden creeping into the good graces of many of the same analysts now. And it’s
Just about two years ago, we began seeing alternative alcoholic drinks emerging as a new category in the beverage industry. Alcoholic seltzers like Truly from the Boston Beer Company (SAM) and White Claw became an instant hit and took the world by storm. But last year, on the heels of unprecedented demand from consumers to
There are a number of stocks investors have been watching closely since the pandemic first made its mark on Wall Street, shutting down industries altogether for most of the year. A majority of these companies have been tied to the travel and entertainment industry, particularly airlines, cruise lines, hotels and casinos. All have been decimated
When the pandemic hit the U.S. this time last year, stores and businesses shut down and with no discernable timeline set for a return to normalcy, and panic shopping ensued. For months, shoppers flocked to stores to scoop up the last of Clorox (CLX) wipes, toilet paper, milk and eggs. But while millions spent their
