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consumer · sector mood
2018
year mood +0.08 · -0.41 to +0.35 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.5 -0.25 0 +0.25 +0.5 Jan +0.35 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct -0.41 Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.35+0.25+0.25+0.25+0.25+0.20+0.20-0.30+0.15-0.41-0.05-0.15

Consumer sector sentiment remains neutral this month despite Sears' Chapter 11 filing, a symbolic endpoint to a long-standing retail decline. The broader consumer landscape shows resilience, with no widespread distress in major retail or consumer spending data to amplify Sears' isolated downfall.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top consumer stories of 2018
Aug
Tesla shares halted after Musk tweets 'funding secured' for buyout cnbc.com →

Elon Musk's tweet claiming he had funding lined up to take Tesla private at $420 a share sent the stock sharply higher before trading was halted. The claim proved unsubstantiated, leading to an SEC fraud investigation and settlement that forced Musk to step down as chairman.

Oct
Sears Files Chapter 11 After Decades of Decline cnbc.com →

Sears Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, led by CEO Eddie Lampert, who will step down but remain chairman as the company appoints a restructuring officer and plans to close 142 stores. The move follows years of asset sales, declining sales, and failed out-of-court restructuring, highlighting the collapse of a once-dominant retailer amid shifting consumer trends and e-commerce competition. The bankruptcy raises concerns about long-term survival, with limited funds for reinvestment and mounting creditor pressures.