For retailers, a consumer pullback during the crucial back-to-school period could mean a very unmerry Christmas. |
Paramount among those is a surprise pullback by consumers, which could send the expansion into a tailspin. |
A pullback in crude oil prices could spur further gains in shares, he added. |
To be sure, the recent sharp pullback in oil prices from new record highs is also the result of a quite understandable price sticker shock. |
A dip in volatility would cause some immediate pullback in demand, analysts say. |
Fact is, the boom in online gaming has barely been affected by the economic pullback. |