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14 Specialty Retail Stocks to Buy Now

The grades of 14 Specialty Retail stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy").

Apple, Wall Street Take Five — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

The S&P 500 slipped from a four-year high Tuesday, and Apple tracked back after reaching another landmark. Dell took an after-hours hit on dour earnings news.

Dell, Hewlett-Packard Continue Slow Death March to Irrelevence

Dell's earnings showed the computer company is eating the "destruction" side of the "creative destruction" process. Investors can expect HPQ to look the same.

Apple Takes Center Stage: Monday’s IP Market Recap

Apple touched a high that made it the most valuable company in U.S. history on a generally slow day. Major indexes finished virtually flat.

7 Things Future Generations Won’t Do

Tomorrow's generation is going to be a whole lot different than today's. That means companies will have to adapt to keep up -- or die.

Inflation and Stocks Stay Flat: Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

Retail stocks continued to flourish as markets moved around during the day before ending mixed

Barnes & Noble Plays Into Amazon’s Hands

Barnes & Noble's Nook price cut has only led to heightened consumer interest in a soon-to-be updated Kindle from Amazon.

Summer Doldrums Dump the Rally: Monday’s IP Market Recap

Markets took a breather from last week's five-day rally, with a focus on Europe and U.S. economic slowdown's combined with light August trading ending the run

EBay Tries to Entice Other Retailers to Gang Up on Amazon

EBay is trying to convince retailers to gang up on Amazon by selling wares on eBay's site. The proposition has been attracting many.

Back-to-School Ain’t What It Used to Be

Back-to-school season still includes shopping excursions for clothes and supplies, but retailers make it even easier to shop online, killing the fun.

Markets Rally on Draghi’s Vow: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

An ECB promise to protect the euro started the ball rolling on what turned into a solid, broad-based gain on Wall Street.

Prepare for the Coming Tablet War

Amazon's 7-inch tablet challenged Apple's dominance of the market last holiday season. But who will challenge Amazon?

8 Reasons to Sell Microsoft and Dump Steve Ballmer

Microsoft head Steve Ballmer has not done a very good job as steward at the company, and here are 8 reasons why I would fire him today

Is BBBY’s Meltdown a Preview for Dick’s?

Amazon has sucked the life out of numerous retailers -- just look at Bed Bath & Beyond -- and Dick’s Sporting Goods could be next.

Bernanke’s Markets Twist Again: Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

The Fed Open Market Committee opted to extend Operation Twist, and the stock markets reacted with a bit of a shrug, finishing mixed on the day.

A Great Day Above the Surface — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Microsoft's Surface announcement buoyed tech stocks and banks floated higher on Fed hopes, helping the broader markets to another day in the black.

Under the Skin of Microsoft’s Surface

Is Microsoft's new tablet entry a worthy rival to the iPad? Although a lot of specifics remain unknown, here's an early look at how it stacks up.

Barnes & Noble Drops on Earnings, Surface

Barnes & Noble headed south Tuesday as the company reported disappointing Q4 earnings a day after Microsoft announced it was flying solo on a new tablet.

Neonode Is This Week’s One New Buy

Sweden's Neonode is in a favorable position to reap the benefits of touch-screen technology and customer demand. Buy the stock, but beware: It's thinly traded.