🛒 GM Teams Up with Hyundai, Petco Surges on Retail Buzz, and Stellantis Faces Legal Woes Amid Earnings Miss | Retail Sector Insights
GM has announced a partnership with Hyundai for joint product development and clean energy technologies, alongside an expansion of its collaboration with EVgo to deploy fast charging stations across major U.S. cities.
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Thursday, September 12
XLY [+0.4%]
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) has seen a modest increase since Wednesday. Significant contributors to this performance include Home Depot (HD), General Motors (GM), Lowe's (LOW), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT), and Royal Caribbean (RCL). GM has announced a partnership with Hyundai for joint product development and clean energy technologies, alongside an expansion of its collaboration with EVgo to deploy fast charging stations across major U.S. cities. HLT recently reported a director acquiring shares, signaling confidence in its prospects, and announced a senior notes offering. Concurrently, the U.S. reported an increase in Initial Jobless Claims, rising to 230,000, which aligns with market expectations and underscores a softening labor market, alongside a slight rise in the four-week moving average for jobless claims and Continuing Jobless Claims, indicating ongoing concerns regarding employment conditions.