Pulse of the Consumer

You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.

Cramer helps investors turn Black Friday green with a retail play, with Manny Chirico, Phillips Van Heusen Corp. chairman/CEO.

Japan's export data for October is “irrelevant to the prospects of a double dip in” in the country, Naomi Fink from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi told CNBC Wednesday. The potential double dip in Japan is “probably much more related to prospects of a double dip in the US,” she added.

The Nikkei 225 closed 0.4% higher Wednesday, snapping a 5-session losing streak, but investors remained wary of the strength of the yen. Makiko Utsuda from The Nikkei has the details.