High gasoline prices will usually hurt most leading retail stocks eventually. Gasoline prices just reached a new three year high on March 23, 2012. High gasoline prices are considered a direct tax on the U.S. consumer. Most investors know that consumer spending accounts for roughly 70.0 percent of the gross domestic product in the United States. The important retail sector has remained very strong. Since December 2011, the important Market Vectors Retail Holders Trust (NYSE:RTH) has traded higher with the price of gasoline. In this week's report, we shall examine two leading retail stocks which continue to remain exceptionally strong at this time. ...Continue reading here: http://bit.ly/GRI4z8
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