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The red-tag sale signs dotting the aisles of retailers across the country Friday could just as easily be referring to the companies' stock prices. Despite the stock market's fifth straight advance, retailing shares slumped as the official holiday...

The Federal Reserve has slashed its benchmark rate to 1 percent, yet many people are getting hit with higher rates and fees on their credit cards. Normally, when the Fed cuts rates, credit card issuers follow suit, resulting in lower monthly payments for...

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With Black Friday just around the corner, two new forecasts Wednesday pointed toward a tough holiday season for retailers and offered evidence that consumers simply may not be in a spending mood. Shares of several retailers dropped sharply, as...

Grim seemed an understatement for the retail sector on Friday, as J.C. Penney Co. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. both posted quarterly profits that fell by about half, and gave outlooks for the rest of the year that were far below Wall Street expectations....

The odds of landing a part-time job at department store operator Bealls Outlet Stores Inc. this holiday season are slimmer than getting into Harvard: roughly 1 out of every 45 applicants, compared with about 1 in 15 at the college. From department stores...

The odds of landing a part-time job at department store operator Bealls Outlet Stores Inc. this holiday season are slimmer than getting into Harvard: 1 out of 45. As far back as September, Bealls Outlet Stores — which operates most of its 450...

Wal-Mart officials sounded an upbeat tone for the holidays as the retailer posted a 10 percent increase in third-quarter profits on Thursday. But the world's largest retailer trimmed its profit outlook for the fiscal year as it faces a troubled global...

The stock market endured its second thrashing in two days Thursday as dismal retail sales raised concern that a global recession could be longer and deeper than thought likely even a few weeks ago. Weak October sales and downbeat earnings projections...

New signs piled up Thursday that the ailing economy is taking another turn for the worse, with a mounting toll on ordinary Americans. Retailers reported the worst October sales figures since at least 1971, a grim harbinger for the holiday shopping...

Monday Earnings Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.; Starbucks Corp.; Tyson Foods Inc. Tuesday Earnings TJX Cos.; Tyco International Ltd. Wednesday Earnings Applied Materials Inc.; Computer Sciences Corp.; Macy's Inc.; NetApp Inc. Thursday...

When the stock market goes on sale, smart investors are supposed to seize the opportunity. But Wall Street's decline of the last three weeks has been so drastic, it has left even veteran money managers too afraid to step up. Aren't stocks cheap yet?...