Stocks surged, sending the S&P 500 up for a sixth straight session and propelling the Dow to a 13 month high, after a G-20 host became the market’s Darling for a day. Equities and ironies e

The route was certainly circuitous but stocks ultimately staged a modest rebound from Friday’s ugly action. Ford’s (F) $997 million profit hoard, a three year high in manufacturing,

Expectation is the root of all heartache. -William Shakespeare Recap and Set-UpAs the S&P 500 Index weakens to approach the area I'd outlined in the Bull Market Timer weekly update on October 25,

As cheap and fashion-forward retailer Forever 21’s stores grow in size and number, so do the company’s legal woes.The Los Angeles-based chain is due to open a 90,000-square-foot store in

Who sells clothes better: thin models or freakishly emaciated ones?It might seem like an easy question, but some magazine editors and clothing designers still seem to be struggling with the answer ev

Cookie magazine, Conde Nast's bible for fashion-centric parents, folded this fall, but the party was already over. Unlike the days of anything goes lofty excess, in today's more down-to-earth parenta

The S&P 500 rose for a sixth successive session, its best run since June of ‘07, as it and the Dow each ended at highs for the year, although an afternoon about-face on vacation volume mean

An uptick in merger activity saw stocks snap a three day skid to post their biggest gains since the end of August, albeit on anemic volume. Investors enjoyed the view atop both Gander Mountain Compan

Minyan Morning Memo One to watch: Early this morning while you were sleeping, Anglo-Dutch consumer products company Unilever (UL) reported earnings. Though the results appeared to be in the eye of th

Minyan Morning MemoOne to watch: Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the close. As the world’s largest maker of networking equipment and a member of the Dow it is