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) - Investors took a dim view of early holiday season sales on Monday, with shares of Best Buy BBY, Amazon AMZN and American Eagle Outfitters AEO among the few positive performers on hopes they were gaining a larger share of consumer spending.Overall, the Standard & Poor's...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:27 -0800 AMZN AEO BBY CHS TLB GPS WMT AMZN,AEO,BBY,CHS,TLB,GPS,WMT 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 Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent in a truncated session on Friday as a possible debt default by a Dubai state-owned conglomerate led to fresh concerns about the global financial system.The sell-off was broad, with selling concentrated mainly in the financial and commodity-linked...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:45:15 -0800 AA BAC C XOM NEM AA,BAC,C,XOM,NEM Reuters UK) - Americans headed to department stores in droves in the dead of night on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season, though many said they had pared back how much they would spend on family members and on themselves.Black Friday,...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:45:31 -0800 KSS TGT WMT KSS,TGT,WMT