Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.   Read More

The Dow faded under the weight of crude oil which surged past $125 per barrel Friday. What's the "Word on the Street?"   Read More

What do AIG, Citigroup and Circuit City have in common? They're all awful, Cramer said.   Read More

Asian and European markets, as well as U.S. futures, weaker on the AIG news. Dollar stronger. For the moment, the risk aversion trade (long bonds, short financials) is back on. Oil at new high not helping. Also: Circuit City is allowing Blockbuster and Carl Icahn to conduct due diligence.   Read More

Earnings beat or not, Jeff Macke thinks there are better places to play.   Read More

To date 50 or 10% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings. Here's a look at the scorecard for the quarter to date.   Read More

Most Retail Detail readers are skeptical about Blockbuster's attempted takeover of Circuit City. Carl Icahn is financing this deal but Circuit City management seems to be resisting it. What's interesting is that Circuit City is now in play.    Read More

Whew.. what a morning. I've been reporting on Blockbuster's surprise $1 billion surprise offer for Circuit City. A lot of interesting questions to ponder here, including: Why would Carl Icahn choose to finance the $1 billion Blockbuster bid? Why wouldn't Blockbuster just join in a partnership with Circuit City in order to gain access to the customer list?   Read More

On Friday, General Electric surprised, now it's Wachovia Bank's turn. They missed by a mile: a loss of $0.14 from continuing operations, consensus was a gain of $0.40. They are cutting their dividend 41 percent and seeking to raise $7 b in capital, so the poor earnings will be diluted even more.   Read More

Like an early warning system, retailers Thursday could reveal how much pain the consumer has been feeling from rising energy costs and the slowing economy.    Read More