2026-09-29 · Column
Carnival & CarMax Tuesday: Consumer Brief in Three Paragraphs
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A desk brief for CCL and KMX — what to read first, what to ignore, and how it frames the week.
Tuesday pairs cruise demand (Carnival) with used-auto liquidity (CarMax, BMO). Read revenue quality and guidance first; ignore the opening tick.
Paragraph two: unit economics — yields and onboard for CCL; GPUV and wholesale for KMX.
Paragraph three: what it means for Thursday’s Nike read — discretionary health, not a single-name obsession.
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