Ruth's Chris Steak House became Ruth's Chris Steak House--after Ruth Fertal bought Chris Steak House in New Orleans, Louisiana. That was in 1965 and she paid $22,000 for the restaurant (she combined the names). Now--the high end eatery has 100 locations around the world. And it seems the steak business is sizzling. The stock was up about 2 percent today.
Despite the fine weather in much of the nation--America's largest retailer can't seem to get out from under a dark cloud. On Closing Bell--CNBC's Liz Claman finds out why.
It's not only retailers who are closely watching Holiday receipts. Mall owners are keenly interested too. Their bottom lines depend on it.On today's Street Signs--CNBC's Erin Burnett spoke with two men who know the truth about the Holiday shopping season...the chiefs of two of the largest mall companies in the nation.
We've been reporting--that the U.S. dollar continues to drop – it’s down 2% against the Euro just this past week. This isn’t a short-term decline as far as one strategist is concerned.
Are you keeping up with Wall Street? You may be one of the nervous investors this afternoon--as the major market indexes dropped in earlier trading. So-what's pushing the markets down?