Why anyone would want to try and shop the day after Thanksgiving is beyond me. I am still in a food coma on Friday and couldn't brave the crowds even for the bargains that are offered.    Read More

When consumers shut their wallets tight last year, caught in the vice grip of the financial crisis, many analysts expected that the downturn was so severe that it would make permanent changes in how consumers behaved.   Read More

The technology sector has outperformed the retailers this year by almost 20 percent. Is there still upside potential or should investors start looking elsewhere? Rob Enderle, principal analyst of Enderle Group, and Patricia Edwards, CIO of Storehouse Partners, shared their investment strategies.   Read More

He’s found the best-of-breed off-price retailer for your portfolio.   Read More

Cramer wanted to know if this retailer should be crowned discount king.   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Boeing and Burger King popped while Manitowoc and Staples dropped.   Read More

How consumers behave during this year's back-to-school shopping season could give us our first taste of what's to come for the broader economy.   Read More

It was quite a week to finish quite a month. The major averages were all up about 8% for the month of July and some of the economic news announced last week was even good enough to support the move.    Read More

Will wonders never cease? The 20 city Case Shiller Home Price actually increased .5% in May versus the prior month. To be sure the numbers were still 17.1% below last years' but that is an improvement over the -18.1% of April and better than the consensus guess of a negative 17.9%.    Read More

The Lightning Round is extended in this CNBC.com exclusive feature.   Read More