Do low hemlines spell bad news for the market?
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Lower hemlines are coming back in fashion for spring and that could spell bad news for the U.S. stock market.
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Google, WebSideStory, Claria Show Negative IPO Trend  The online advertising, search engine marketing, and web analytics markets may be booming, but for companies looking to go public, there has been a definite negative trend over the past month, with buyers not showing interest, or just waiting, during an otherwise down time ...
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Claire's Stores has been smacked around for the past few weeks. Is the stock cheap enough to buy?
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It's not always a bad thing when the market tanks.
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Buy low, sell high? Or buy "no," sell low?
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Consumers undeterred by escalating credit problems and a weakening housing market went on a back-to-school buying spree last month, helping many retailers rebound from July's disappointing sales. But analysts are still worried that economic concerns might curtail shopping in the critical months ahead.
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There may be other things afoot in investors' minds than less-than-stellar quarterly results
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Are the market's most shorted stocks really that bad?
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These low rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.
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Sure, many penny stocks are bad. But some of them offer divine returns for the Foolish bargain hunter.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.
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Savvy investors can find retail bargains -- but not everything's on sale.
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Buy high or low? The tale of sales offers some insight.
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With prices falling, home sellers might have to accept lower prices than they had hoped for, while buyers might find it tougher to qualify for a mortgage.
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DANA POINT, California  - Apparel retailers may be facing a doom-and-gloom sales environment in the near future, but many are anxious to prove to a skeptical marketplace they have got what it takes to be recession-proof.
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Are shorts trying to make short work of these stocks?
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Being negative on the market may actually be the heavier trade these days.