Investors wait to see if busy stores mean profits
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With Black Friday in the rear-view mirror -- complete with eye-popping bargains and frenzied shoppers lining up overnight to buy that "must-have" 42-inch plasma television -- Wall Street now looks to Thursday to find out whether heavy markdowns took a toll on sales and profits.
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With Wall Street coming off a record week that saw the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones industrials barrel to record highs, investors will be waiting to see if earnings and economic reports justify the market's huge advance.
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Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and  economic data will once again be in focus.
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A mixed opening is seen for U.S. on Tuesday as markets await earnings from retail giants Wal-Mart Stores  and Home Depot  and inflation data to evaluate the impact of high oil prices on the economy.
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U.S. stocks clung to small gains in   late afternoon trading on Thursday, with investors cautious   about making big bets on equities before Friday's jobs report   and as retailers posted mixed sales.
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Statistics from June mean more waiting for investors.
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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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Investors shouldn't be writing off banks quite yet.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices pose to the economy and profits.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught of company earnings and economic data this week to give direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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The retailer posts strong gains in earnings and sales, but projections disappoint the Street.
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Stock investors will look to earnings reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state of the U.S. economy.
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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In one corner of Wall Street, money is still gushing. Early shareholders may be protected, but long-term investors may be the suckers.
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Investors should ponder the different stories for Target and Wal-Mart.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught  of company earnings and economic data next week to give  direction for U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower  profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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Investors are keeping an eye on sequential numbers.