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    AnnTaylor Shares Jump on Raised Forecast

    AnnTaylor Stores raised its first-quarter earnings forecast on Monday, citing lower inventories and improvement at its LOFT chain, sending shares of the women's clothing retailer up 11.5 percent.

  • Financials Lead Stock Sell-Off; Oil Tops $123

    Stocks declined as soaring oil prices triggered concerns about inflation and consumer spending.

  • Rebate Checks: Which Stocks Will Benefit (Or Not) From Spending

    Wall Street has been busy figuring out where and when consumers will spend their rebate checks, even as the latest consumer sentiment numbers show U.S. consumers are more distressed than they've been since 1982.

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    Strip-Mall Vacancy Rate Is Highest in 12 Years

    The vacancy rate at U.S. strip malls rose to the highest level since 1996 in the first quarter of 2008, while that for big malls reached levels unseen since 2002, research firm Reis said on Friday.

  • Ann Taylor Posts Loss; Forecast Falls Short

    Women's apparel retailer AnnTaylor Stores posted a quarterly loss Friday, hurt by weakened consumer spending, falling store traffic and charges for a restructuring program.

  • Dow Ends Up for Week Despite Bear Sell-Off

    Stocks tumbled Friday, after an initial jump, following news that J.P. Morgan Chase and the New York Federal Reserve are jumping in to help Bear Stearns.

  • Bear Stearns News Mauls Market

    Stocks tumbled Friday, after an initial jump, following news that J.P. Morgan Chase and the New York Federal Reserve are jumping in to help Bear Stearns.

  • Trader Radar - Friday Mar. 14th

    Q: On Fast Money’s trader radar we look at the stock that was lighting up screens across Wall Street. Many think this company is named for a stylish person, but it’s actually a style of dress popular in New Haven, Connecticut circa 1950s. And even though the store still caters to the working woman, it seems that demographic is dressing down lately. The stock dropped today after demand trailed expectations. Who is it?

  • CPI Helps But Trend Is Still To Sell Into Rally

    The trading pattern remains the same: the market does not move up unless there is some outside piece of news. Today it is the better than expected CPI. Yesterday it was comments from Standard and Poor's and hopes for a government rescue of the mortgage market.

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    February Retail Sales: Not So Gray After All

    Wal-Mart and a number of other retailers have been able to trounce estimates, which had called for the worst February in five years.

  • Dollar Falls To New Low But Retail Rises In February

    The U.S. dollar hit a new low as the Fed's Pianalto says the U.S. economy has stalled. Dollar weakness again helping oil. Jumbo mortgage lender Thornburg Mortgage TMA failed to meet a margin call of about $28 million which has triggered cross-defaults.

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    Retailers See Sluggish February: SpendingPulse

    U.S. retailers experienced sluggish sales in February, hurt by a weakening economy, high gasoline prices and discounts, according to a study released Wednesday by SpendingPulse.

  • Same Store Sales: What To Look For On Thursday

    Find me an analyst or an investor who's excited about this week's same store sales results. Literally, the expectations are so low for this first month of the first quarter, that any indication of a rosier March may cause volatility around share prices when the nation's biggest stores report same store sales results for the month of February on this Thursday.

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    Retailers: Sales Down, Stocks Up--What's Going On?

    It is a tough time to be a retail executive but a good day to be a retail shareholder. While January sales were the weakest in 39 years, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, retail shares rallied today.

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    Retailers See Dismal January Sales, but Stocks Rally

    Providing further evidence of a slowing U.S. economy and a more cautious consumer, Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers reported one of the weakest months of retail sales in years.

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    Retailers See Dismal January as Sales Slow Down

    Providing further evidence of a slowing U.S. economy and a more cautious consumer, Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers reported one of the weakest months of retail sales in years.

  • Tech And Retail Stocks Under "Microscope"

    I've noted that when you are in this kind of uncertain market, everyone becomes a technician. There's a lot of attention now focused on tech stocks, now that both the NASDAQ and NASDAQ 100 have broken to 52-week lows.

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    Discount and Gift Cards Boost January Retail Sales

    Discounts and gift cards helped many U.S. retailers rebound in January from a dreary December, according to data released Wednesday, but analysts suspected post-holiday sales were stunted by the weaker economy.

  • Jobs Number Hits Futures, Consumer Cos. Talk Price Hikes

    Futures dropped at 8:30 ET because jobless claims numbers higher than expected have somewhat hopes that the nonfarm payrolls report tomorrow will be stronger than expected. There are two noteworthy trends from companies announcing earnings:

  • Stocks Close Higher on Countrywide Report

    Stocks rallied to close higher after a report that Bank of America is in advanced talks to buy troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.