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The struggling department store chain this week is rolling out some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring back shoppers who were turned off when the discounts disappeared.
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The Dow & the S&P 500 are both up nearly 6 percent year-to-date. Discussing whether it is the right time for retail investors to jump in the market, with Mark Teed, Teed Capital Management.
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Nassim Taleb, famous for his “Black Swan” book on the risk to investments from very unusual circumstances, tells “Power Lunch” he why he feels “forced” to own stocks even though he doesn't like them. (1:33)
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CNBC's Diana Olick reports signed contracts to buy existing homes in December dropped over 4 percent from November. Meanwhile, home prices are up over 5 percent in November.
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Nassim Taleb, author of "Antifragile" and "The Black Swan," shares his outlook for the U.S. economy, investment strategies and his thoughts on the heated conversation between Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman over Herbalife.
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CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports how the Dow has performed since hitting 14,164 in 2007; Jackie DeAngelis breaks down stock winners and losers outside of the Dow; and Courtney Reagan offers details on the retail industry.
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Barnes & Noble expects to shut down as many as a third of its retail stores over the next decade, the chief executive of its retail group told The Wall Street Journal.
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Toyota Motors regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker in 2012, posting record-high sales and beating rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.
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Last summer's drought has driven up the price of those Super Bowl party chicken wings. Chicken prices were up 6 percent in December, versus a year earlier - that's more than triple overall food prices.
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Six things that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits this week, including higher prices for "Two-Buck Chuck" and a new wine on the way from celebrity chef Guy Fieri.
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A look at the worst and best performers in the retail sector over the past five years, with CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
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Larry Kudlow debates with several experts about how a new gun proposal might work.
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The company announced their latest plan for reviving sales but this pro says his money will be on the sidelines.
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Shares of Coach are taking a hit after holiday revenue numbers for Q2 fell short of forecasts. Coach CEO Lew Frankfort, offers insight behind the disappointing numbers.
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Taking in-flight shopping to a new level, select elite Virgin Atlantic passengers will be able to view and buy paintings by British Street artist Ben Eine in February from the comfort of their on-board seats.
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Jennifer Davis, Lazard Capital Markets breaks down the luxury retailer's earnings miss and explains how it is transforming its lifestyle brand into accessories.
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Upscale leather-goods maker and retailer Coach reported holiday quarter revenue below Wall Street forecasts amid a tough economy and stiff competition.
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Dish Network Corp. says it plans to close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, affecting about 3,000 employees.
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Existing home sales dropped 1 percent in December because there just aren't many homes to buy, reports CNBC's Diana Olick; and assessing the headwinds the housing market faces, with CNBC's Jeff Cox and John Makin, AEI Resident Scholar.
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Frederic Tomczyk, TD Ameritrade president & CEO, discusses better-than-expected Q1 earnings, and how a new tax plan on "all" financial market transactions in Europe might impact his business. "European financial transaction tax is a bad idea," he says.
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CNBC's Diana Olick reports the U.S. has not seen this few homes for sale in over a decade.
Consumer Nation
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Chicken wing prices have spiked, making this year's Super Bowl parties more expensive than last year. Maybe it's time to serve bacon instead of wings!
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With chicken prices up 6 percent, expect wings for the Super Bowl party to cost even more this year.
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Say it ain't so! With costs on the rise, Trader Joe's Charles Shaw brand has to make some tough choices.