Now that September retail numbers are behind us, Brian Tunick at J.P. Morgan is looking at October, and beyond. For one thing, he says 45 percent of teenagers say the whole vampire thing is "getting a little played out". Well, sort of. More on that in a moment.    Read More

Shares of Talbots rose sharply for the second straight session yesterday along with upside options activity after FBR Capital Markets raised its price target on the women's apparel company by more than 60 percent.    Read More

Stocks saw a fairly flat open ahead of some key events later today. Just after 1pm ET, the U.S. Government will announce results of its latest auction of 10-year Treasury notes. Then at 2pm ET the Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book report on current economic conditions in its 12 districts. This comes ahead of President Obama’s widely-anticipated speech to a joint session of Congress on his healthcare reform proposals at 8pm ET.    Read More

As the weak-consumer trend continues, some of these discounters are going to keep performing well, said Dana Telsey, chief research officer and retail analyst at Telsey Advisory Group.    Read More

Stocks refuse to drop, but the "wall of worry" gets higher. Bond yield backups, dollar strength have all become topics in the past week.    Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of TiVo and Talbots popped while Barclays and Steel Dynamics dropped.   Read More