| Retail Stocks: Retail stocks drop, led by Tiffany, J. Crew (at MarketWatch) Retail stocks fall Friday after luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. and clothing chain J. Crew Group Inc. both give cautious third-quarter outlooks. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Americans wealth fell in spring as stocks tanked [AP] - Americans long journey to regain the wealth they lost in the recession is stalled. Households failed even to run in place during the April-June quarter as sinking stock prices eroded wealth. finance.yahoo.com |
Sector Snap: analyst sees good holiday for retail [AP] - The holiday season should be pretty good for retailers as economic conditions improve, an analyst said Wednesday. Liz Dunn of FBR Capital Markets said in a client note that consumers are in better shape than they were during the 2009 holidays since employment, housing and consumer credit/savings are showing modest improvements from a year ago. finance.yahoo.com |
Lattice posts profit, but misses expectations Lattice Semiconductor Corp., which makes programmable chips that are used in electronics, on Thursday posted a third-quarter profit on stronger revenue but still fell shy of Wall Street expectations. finance.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall Street slips as euro concerns linger * Stocks extend two-week fall but late rally trims losses * Euro falls versus the U.S. dollar despite Irish bailout * Retailers off on profit-taking after two-week climb * Indexes down: Dow 0.4 pct; S&P ... reuters.com |