Halloween

A leading ride-share company has ventured into the delivery of food and other goods. News from the company shows Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is ready to help with the holidays in a new business venture. What Happened: Uber announced the launch of “The Holiday Shop” via its...

Shoppers planned to spend an average of about $86 each this Halloween season, between costumes, candy for the youngsters and scary stuff for the yard, according to data from the National Retail Federation. Halloween revelers in the United States will spend about 50 cents less per person on average...

Halloween is big business for companies like Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY), Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), all of which sell costumes, decorations and candy for the holiday. For traders looking to take advantage of these trends, here’s a closer look at...

The final three months of the year is typically the busiest period in terms of consumer spending. Although Halloween spending is nowhere close to Black Friday or Christmas, it surely is a forecast of what's to come. Spending Heads North Average Halloween spending this year is likely to increase...

2017 is expected to boast the biggest Halloween spend on record. In a surprising statistic, American men are projected to spend more money on Halloween than women this year. According to a report from Statista, on average, an American male will spend $96 dollars on Halloween this year compared to...

Somewhere between last year’s clown hauntings and this year’s theatrical release of Stephen King’s “It,” Burger King saw an opportunity. An opportunity to torment its clown-touting foe. The Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) chain is leveraging the globe...

Investors may want to take a second look at Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY) ahead of the Halloween season. A total of 179 million Americans are expected to take part in some sort of Halloween related festivity this year, which marks an increase from 171 million last year, the National Retail...

Millennial ghouls and boogies, with Halloween here, the holiday shopping season has unofficially begun. Forget harmless pranks and spooktacular extravaganzas, for many, the scariest part of this season is only a few clicks away or an unopened bank statement. Just as the most frightening horror...

Got a few minutes to spare? If so check out Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Halloween-themed game, which is inspired by its Doodle. Google is known for its Doodles — a special and temporary change to the logo on Google's homepage to celebrate a holiday, event,...

Vampires, mummies and corpses aren’t the only ones rising from their slumber on Halloween night. October 31 marks the return of “Sell in May” traders as well. The Sell in May trading strategy is also referred to as the "Halloween Strategy." With only two months...

Happy Halloween! Here is a list of some of the top grossing horror movies of all time. 6. Se7ven Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman headline the 1995 psychological thriller. Pitt's character is a young police detective who partners with Freeman's veteran cop in tracking down a serial...

here are many tools available for investors to gauge the strength of the economy, from GDP, jobs reports and consumer confidence. But here is a unique tool that few know of: Halloween candy sales. According to a Bloomberg report, the unemployment rate has hovered around the 5 percent mark since...

Although Goldman Sachs’ Stephen Tanal holds a constructive view on the long-term prospects for Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY), the analyst believes the share price is fair at present, given expectations of slower earnings growth in H2. Tanal initiated coverage of the company with a...

Halloween 2016 could be dominated by clowns and presidential candidates, although many Americans may find that group redundant. According to University of Detroit Mercy Marketing Professor Michael Bernacchi, costumes of clowns and the presidential candidates are likely flying off the shelves this...

Break out your Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton costumes, this Halloween is expected to be a big year for consumer spending. Halloween spending is expected reach $8.4 billion this year, up from $6.9 billion in 2015, a 22 percent increase, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Spending...