en-us Reuters) - When U.S. retail chains report November sales this week, investors will learn whether they have gone far enough to protect profits against a weak start to the holiday shopping season.Early data on weekend shopping from U.S. Thanksgiving Day on Thursday through Sunday showed a...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:49 -0800 ARO AMZN AEO BBY BJ PLCE COST JCP KSS LTD SKS SPLS TGT WMT ARO,AMZN,AEO,BBY,BJ,PLCE,COST,JCP,KSS,LTD,SKS,SPLS,TGT,WMT Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, helping the Dow post its fifth straight monthly gain, on hopes that possible fallout from Dubai's debt woes will be contained.Shortly before the market closed, Dubai's largest company said its planned restructuring of some units involved $26 billion in...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:30:24 -0800 AMZN GES NDAQ SKS AMZN,GES,NDAQ,SKS Reuters) - Consumers spent significantly less per person at the start of the holiday season this weekend, dimming hopes for a retail comeback that would help propel the economy early in 2010.The lackluster spending could pressure retail stocks on Monday as some investors...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:00:37 -0800 SKS SKS Reuters UK) - U.S. consumers turned out in strong numbers to hunt for holiday bargains on Black Friday, though many said they were spending selectively and industry executives questioned whether the momentum would last.The Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving is often the busiest shopping...]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:15:26 -0800 ANF BBY COH KSS RL SKS TGT GPS URBN WMT ANF,BBY,COH,KSS,RL,SKS,TGT,GPS,URBN,WMT Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:03:03 -0800 SKS SKS Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:18 -0800 C SKS C,SKS Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:58:16 -0800 SKS SKS Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:04:58 -0800 SKS SKS Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:15:00 -0700 SKS SKS Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:55:49 -0700 BBY SKS BBY,SKS