Gewinn & Umsatz News zur MIDSUMMER Aktie

 

Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With Disappointing Early Sales U.S. consumer health remains a mixed picture. Goldman Sachs sees signs of cautious optimism, while UBS highlights a rebound in confidence among low-income households. Still, stubborn inflation and high interest rates persist, casting a dark cloud over long-term outlooks. New data from Momentum Commerce offers an early snapshot of Amazon's Prime Day performance, with sales down 14% in the first four hours compared to the same period last year, according to Bloomberg. It's not the kind of number investors were hoping to see as a high-frequency snapshot of midsummer consumer sentiment, and it may signal deeper caution among shoppers.  Momentum Commerce, which manages $7 billion in Amazon sales across brands like Crocs and Beats, provides uniquely valuable data often viewed as a barometer of consumer sentiment and the broader U.S. economic outlook. Investors appeared to take the report negatively, with Amazon shares down 1.5% in early af...

"A Sales Recovery Did Not Occur": Pending Home Sales Crash To Record Low After tumbling in April, and rebounding modestly in June, analysts expected a continued gain in pending home sales in July, but it wasn't meant to be: moments ago the NAR reported that in July, Pending Home Sales tumbled 5.5% MoM, a huge miss to the 0.2% expected gain (and down from a 4.8% increase in June), and also slumped 4.6% YoY, a modest improvement from the 7.8% plunged in June but also missing expectations of a -2.0% drop. That dragged the Pending home sales index to 70.2%, a fresh record low. The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, though the sale usually is finalized within one or two months of signing. "A sales recovery did not occur in midsummer. The positive impact of job growth and higher inventory could not overcome affordability cha...