Analysts say the TV spectacle will play a critical role in rekindling consumers' desire to spend on lingerie, which was hit hard during last year's recession   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Suntech and Whole Foods popped while Dick’s Sporting Goods and Limited Brands dropped.   Read More

Find out which competitors have the goods this retailer is missing.   Read More

Last Friday's employment report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the unemployment rate is now at 10.2%, its first foray above 10% and its highest level since 1983.  What lessons, if any, can we get from what happened to the markets when unemployment soared back then?   Read More

The weaker dollar, predictably, is pushing up commodities across the board: metals, fertilizers, coal and energy up across the board.    Read More

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

Commodities and commodity stocks higher pre-open on Alcoa earnings. While Alcoa is getting all the attention, Australia is again helping Asian markets due to a much better than expected jobs report there...Australia reported an increase of 40,600 jobs in August versus a forecast of a drop of 10,000 jobs.    Read More

Both Frederick’s of Hollywood and Limited Brands' Victoria’s Secret are launching new lingerie lines that are targeting consumers outside their usual demographic.    Read More

China's Shanghai Index rose 4.8 percent, as Chinese officials now routinely verbally manipulate the markets, this time after a securities regulator said the markets were healthy and pledged to keep it stable.    Read More

Cramer thinks so. Find out why.   Read More