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7 Top M&A Highlights of Q3

Global M&A activity jumped 13% year-over-year, helped by blockbuster deals from Verizon, Amgen and Microsoft, among other M&A deals.

Liz Claiborne Shifts Its Focus Uptown

The company is betting on its upscale brands to revive its fortunes.

Surging Gas Prices Can Stall the Recovery

If gasoline pump prices hit $5 a gallon nationwide, all bets are off for the nascent U.S. rebound. No wonder consumer confidence is flagging already.

4 Luxury Retail Stocks You Need to Buy Now

These four retailers represent the best-of-breed retails stocks in the luxury retail space. Here’s why.

That Burning Smells Like Teen Retail

Retail itself isn’t all gloom and doom, as discounters and luxury brands are seeing reassuring sales numbers — but A&F, Aerpostale and others caught in…

2 Battered Retail Stocks Poised to Come Back (RL, TIF)

Cyclical retail stocks are on the cusp of another growth cycle, and with it are solid, yet overlooked, stocks like RF and TIF.

Looking for Explosive Moves? Check the Short-Interest Table

Stocks with high short interest have made big moves in the past three months, indicating a fertile ground for trading ideas.

N.Y. Fashion Week: From Runway to Retail

Everyday people are closer to the glitz, glam and oftentimes outrageous fashions of New York Fashion Week than they think.

J.C. Penney’s Stock Turnaround Remains a Mystery

J.C. Penney’s stock has done a positive about-face since mid-July, but all the ado seems overly optimistic. Here’s why.

Coach Tells Us Rich Folks Are Spending

A look at Coach’s latest earnings shows people are willing to spend on the high end — but investors should keep growth AND value in…

Consumer Spending Woes Spark Retail Store Closures

The economic recovery has proven slower than some experts and government officials had predicted, so industry analysts say retailers’ move to protect their overall earnings…

Should I Buy Nordstrom? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

Nordstrom is in the middle of a deep slide following a lousy earnings report. The question is — is this a long-term issue for JWN,…

Fabulous Fifth Avenue: Top Shelf Shopping

Fifth Avenue offers an amazing, high-end shopping experience anyone would love to indulge in.

Merger Monday: Another Win for Healthcare Stocks

Omnicom and Saks made M&A ripples, but Elan’s $6.7B sale to Perrigo fortifies the case for more deals in the healthcare sector.

Time to Focus on Defense Stocks

However you feel about Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, it’s a positive for the defense sector of the stock market. But that doesn’t mean all defense…

Retail Stock Upgrades, Downgrades (M, KSS, HD, JWN, URBN, RL, GPS)

Stock upgrades and stock downgrades in the retail sector indicate and improving sales environment, according to investment adviser Louis Navellier. The renowned growth stock investor…

5 Retail Bloodbath Earnings Trades

Retail stocks may be getting ahead of themselves in pricing, and these 5 hot stocks could lose some ground this week after earnings are released,…

How to Play a Short-term Rally

Traders could use this rally to enter short sales, and longer-term investors can write options or take other defensive measures as they wait for prices…

5 Holding Companies Worth Holding

Beyond Berkshire, you have lots of standouts to choose from. Here are some top names led by pros who’ve built portfolios of companies for the…

Big-Box Retail Options: Go Against the Grain

Traders looking for some action going into retail earnings’ main event could consider these options spreads on Walmart and Target.

Macy’s Inc (M) Earnings Beat Is Another Head Fake

Buyers seem more interested in Macy’s (M) real estate than the department store chain, and M stock stands to fall much lower.

3 Wildly Shorted Stocks Worth Buying

There are 31 companies in the S&P 1500 whose shares are heavily shorted. Here are three you should buy in a contrarian move. Let the…

If You Own Retailers, Be Wary

Stocks have suffered through an epic November even after the recent surge, and the index roll call this year still has the capacity to shock:…

Market Analysis – Is the Market Tiring?

Most technicians would consider a divergence in the Dow averages to be a potentially important indication that the market is tiring. But is this a…

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