{"id":240204,"date":"2021-08-17T17:52:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=240204"},"modified":"2021-08-18T07:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:29:16","slug":"weak-economic-data-pressures-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/weak-economic-data-pressures-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Weak economic data pressures markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<table cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody style=\"padding: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial;\">\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"center\"><center>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/expert\/view\/1326\/Ryan-Bushell\">Ryan Bushell<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/644\/IPL-T\">Inter Pipeline<\/a> <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> (<strong>A Top Pick Jul 16\/19, Down 32%<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">) <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-text\">Get Premium<\/a> to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123205\" src=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/premium-button.png\" alt=\"Get Premium\" width=\"289\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Stocks retreated from recent record highs Tuesday as disappointing economic data pressured markets. In the U.S., retail sales in July came in lower than expected as government stimulus cheques faded. Meanwhile, investors are worried about the rise in Delta variant cases. Wall Street closed on session lows: the Dow at -0.79%, the S&amp;P -0.7% and the Nasdaq -0.93%.<\/p>\n<p>The homebuilding stores lost ground&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/737\/LOW-N\">Lowe<\/a>&#8216;s plunged nearly 6% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/567\/HD-N\">Home Depot<\/a> lost 4.27%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/529\/GM-N\">GM<\/a> fell 4.68% while the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/537\/GPS-N\">Gap<\/a> gave up 4.43%. Tech wasn&#8217;t spared as the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6817\/SMH-Q\">SMH ETF<\/a> holding the semi-conductor stocks retreated 1.89% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/67\/AMZN-Q\">Amazon<\/a> declined 1.73%. Healthcare was an oasis as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> jumped 7.49% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5289\/REGN-Q\">Regeneron<\/a> 3%.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, the TSX slipped 0.59% as consumer staples and telcos being the only major sectors finishing in the green. A slew of mining names faded in the session, including <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2270\/NGD-T\">New Gold<\/a>, down 6.76%, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2011\/HBM-T\">Hudbay Minerals<\/a> sliding 4.77%. Oil took it on the chin as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1176\/SU-T\">Suncor<\/a> finished -1.39% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4533\/TVE-T\">Tamarack Valley Energy<\/a> at -3.45%. In contrast, weed stocks rallied as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5389\/ACB-T\">Aurora<\/a> gained 2.78% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5737\/HEXO-T\">Hexo<\/a> 1.88%. Green energy surged as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/876\/NPI-T\">Northland Power<\/a> advanced 2.7%. The price of crude WTI fell below $67 and WCS below $54 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f9f1; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/737\/LOW-N\">Lowes Companies Inc.<\/a> -6%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e0; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/567\/HD-N\">Home Depot<\/a> -4.27%<br \/>\n&#x1f698; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/529\/GM-N\">General Motors Corporation<\/a> -4.68%<br \/>\n&#x1f9e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/537\/GPS-N\">Gap<\/a> -4.43%<br \/>\n&#x1f4b9; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6817\/SMH-Q\">VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF<\/a> -1.89%<br \/>\n&#x1f4e6; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/67\/AMZN-Q\">Amazon.com<\/a> -1.73%<br \/>\n&#x1f489; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> +7.49%<br \/>\n&#x1f9eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5289\/REGN-Q\">Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc<\/a> +3%<br \/>\n&#x1f947; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2270\/NGD-T\">New Gold Inc.<\/a> -6.76%<br \/>\n&#x26cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2011\/HBM-T\">Hudbay Minerals Inc.<\/a> -4.77%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1176\/SU-T\">Suncor Energy Inc<\/a> -1.39%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4533\/TVE-T\">Tamarack Valley Energy<\/a> -3.45%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5389\/ACB-T\">Aurora Cannabis<\/a> +2.78%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5737\/HEXO-T\">Hexo Corp<\/a> +1.88%<br \/>\n&#x1f332; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/876\/NPI-T\">Northland Power Inc<\/a> +2.7%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Ryan Bushell, including Inter Pipeline (A Top Pick Jul 16\/19, Down 32%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. 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