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Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Equity markets fell sharply on the administration’s new tariffs as the magnitude and scope exceeded the market’s expectations.</li><li>Furniture and furnishings stocks, an industry with significant import exposure, were particularly hard hit.</li><li>The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (-5.3%), the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-12.0%) and the Home Goods Retailers Index (-14.0%) were all down as the S&amp;P 500 and Dow 30 (-9.6%) and the R2K (-9.2%) were also hard hit by the news. </li></ul>

Equity markets fell sharply on the administration’s new tariffs as the magnitude and scope exceeded the market’s expectations.Furniture and furnishings stocks, an industry with significant import exposure, were particularly hard hit.The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (-5.3%), the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-12.0%) and the Home Goods Retailers Index (-14.0%) were all down as the S&amp;P 500 and Dow 30 (-9.6%) and the R2K (-9.2%) were also hard hit by the news. 

Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Double, Double, Tariffs and Trouble

<ul><li>Tariff uncertainty, inflation, and deteriorating consumer confidence all are weighing on the market and furniture and furnishings stocks.</li><li>The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index was up 1.6% during a week, while the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-0.4%), the Home Goods Retailers Index (-7.1%), and the broader markets (-3.2% to -4.3%) were all down.</li><li>AI-generated code is playing an increasingly important role in software engineering according to YC CEO Gary Tan (1).</li></ul>

Tariff uncertainty, inflation, and deteriorating consumer confidence all are weighing on the market and furniture and furnishings stocks.The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index was up 1.6% during a week, while the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-0.4%), the Home Goods Retailers Index (-7.1%), and the broader markets (-3.2% to -4.3%) were all down.AI-generated code is playing an increasingly important role in software engineering according to YC CEO Gary Tan (1).

Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - GenAI and Knowledge Worker Productivity

<ul><li>A relatively quiet week on the policy front as the markets (seemingly) continue to grapple with elevated uncertainty and work through the implications for the economy.</li><li>The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (-2.2%), Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-1.3%), and Home Goods Retailers Index (-2.5%) trailed the broader market indexes.</li><li>Unsurprisingly, firms were front-running anticipated tariffs in early 2025</li></ul>

A relatively quiet week on the policy front as the markets (seemingly) continue to grapple with elevated uncertainty and work through the implications for the economy.The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (-2.2%), Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-1.3%), and Home Goods Retailers Index (-2.5%) trailed the broader market indexes.Unsurprisingly, firms were front-running anticipated tariffs in early 2025

Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Tariff Front-Running

<ul><li>Consumer discretionary stocks hard hit in recent market action (Figure 1) as economic and policy/tariff uncertainty continue.</li><li>The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (- 3.7%), Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-1.2%), and Home Goods Retailers Index (-7.4%) all trailed the broader market indexes last week.</li><li>Consumer spending is trending down across all income levels as recession fears increase (1).</li></ul>

Consumer discretionary stocks hard hit in recent market action (Figure 1) as economic and policy/tariff uncertainty continue.The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index (- 3.7%), Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index (-1.2%), and Home Goods Retailers Index (-7.4%) all trailed the broader market indexes last week.Consumer spending is trending down across all income levels as recession fears increase (1).

Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Consumer Spending Slowdown

<ul><li>Continued policy uncertainty, the federal budget, the Ukraine war, and tariffs were all front and center for the markets this past week.</li><li>The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index declined 0.5% and the Home Goods Retailers Index fell 1.8%, while the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index gained 1.3%.</li><li>The large-cap indexes fell 0.5% and the R2K declined 0.7%.</li></ul>

Continued policy uncertainty, the federal budget, the Ukraine war, and tariffs were all front and center for the markets this past week.The WTR Commercial/Contract Furniture Index declined 0.5% and the Home Goods Retailers Index fell 1.8%, while the Residential Manufacturers &amp; Suppliers Index gained 1.3%.The large-cap indexes fell 0.5% and the R2K declined 0.7%.

Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Tariffs; Uncertainty and Corp. Investment

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Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated manufactures and sells a full line of furniture for the home.  The Company offers bedroom and dining suites, occasional tables and entertainment units, upholstered sofas and love seats, recliners, and mattresses, among other products.  Bassett's products are sold through retailers, including Bassett Furniture Direct.

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Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Double, Double, Tariffs and Trouble

Equity markets fell sharply on the administration’s new tariffs as the magnitude and scope exceeded the market’s expectations.

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Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - GenAI and Knowledge Worker Productivity

Tariff uncertainty, inflation, and deteriorating consumer confidence all are weighing on the market and furniture and furnishings stocks.

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Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Tariff Front-Running

A relatively quiet week on the policy front as the markets (seemingly) continue to grapple with elevated uncertainty and work through the...

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Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Consumer Spending Slowdown

Consumer discretionary stocks hard hit in recent market action (Figure 1) as economic and policy/tariff uncertainty continue.

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Furniture/Furnishings Weekly - Tariffs; Uncertainty and Corp. Investment

Continued policy uncertainty, the federal budget, the Ukraine war, and tariffs were all front and center for the markets this past week.

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