Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of
Barnes & Noble and Palm popped while Jacobs Engineering and Smith Int  dropped.    Read More

As of 9:12 this morning, 100% of retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters have reported same store sales.  Here is a breakdown of where things stand.   Read More

Both the Dow and S&P closed higher on Thursday ending a four-day losing streak after stronger-than-expected retail data boosted economic recovery hopes.   Read More

As of 9:15 this morning, 100% of retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters have reported same store sales.  Here is a breakdown of where things stand.   Read More

The hope is that we will see some back to school lift, but Labor Day is the latest possible date this year. There are a lot of tax-free holidays in August, particularly in the South, that may help.   Read More

Monthly chain store sales came out this morning.  See which companies did well and which did not...   Read More

Stock futures are up modestly on better-than-expected jobless claims data and Alcoa’s smaller-than-expected loss.    Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Macy's and Citigroup popped while Allegheny Energy and Lorillard dropped.   Read More

Many traders went to bed last night with futures drifting lower and woke up broadsided by a surprising election in India that has pushed up emerging markets.    Read More

Indian stocks that trade in the U.S. are up double digits as stock trading in India was halted for the first time because of a surge in stock prices on the big election victory for Prime Minister Singh's Congress Party.    Read More