Consumers & Fusion

Check out the accompanying pdf and chart collection. (1) Holiday gatherings should help propel retail sales. (2) Hoping Omicron doesn’t play the Grinch. (3) Improving job market and rising incomes otherwise bode well for retailers. (4) Consumers’ debt is up, but debt service relative to disposable income remains low. (5) S&P Consumer Discretionary sector beating the S&P 500. (6) Amazon weighs on the Retail Composite. (7) Analysts upbeat on retailers’ earnings next year. (8) Nuclear fusion becomes a hot topic. (9) Fusion attracts big bucks from Gates, Bezos, and others. (10) Playing with the most powerful magnets on Earth. (11) Double-checking the math.