With shoppers increasingly focused on value and brand engagement, two names stand out as leaders in retail: TJX Companies and Ulta Beauty.

Retail stocks were a bright spot yesterday. Shares of Kohl's Corp. soared after the retailer increased its forecast for the second straight quarter. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. also surged on the back of better results and a boosted forecast,

There have been a few times over the past couple of months where I’ve written some variant of “the market pretty much HAS to fall at this point for the plan to stick together“, and each time, it has done so.

In this article, Gareth Soloway uses technical analysis to deep dive into crude oil and natural gas. He analyzes the chart of oil, alerting investors to a classic bullish cup and handle pattern.