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EARNINGS SKID AT PENNEY, A&F

The retail sector capped a grim week of news yesterday, as J.C. Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch said quarterly profits dropped by about half and warned this year's profits will miss Wall Street's forecasts. The results were...

Dow Jones Drops 377 Points After See-Saw Day In Stock Market

A day after markets closed more than 5 percent higher in an afternoon buying frenzy, Wall Street tried to repeat the feat on Friday. It did not work. After creeping into positive territory in late trading, markets did a U-turn...

People's Liberation Reports Q3-2008 Financial Results

Dyne. ”We delivered our William Rast Collection product line during the quarter and our sell-through results were beyond our expectation. Our efforts during the third quarter have increased the awareness of William Rast branded...

Weekend Edition: Frugality becomes the latest holiday shopping fashion trend

With the downturn in the economy exacerbated by rising unemployment, the financial sector meltdown and stock market volatility, consumers' confidence has hit rock bottom and their desire to spend is in a freeze mode. And with...

Wall Street stmubles again and closes with a sharp drop

The government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported a $25.3 billion loss, and said it now had $13.8 billion in negative equity and needed bailout cash from the federal government. Shares in Freddie, which have been...

Managing: Rose Marie Bravo (at Forbes.com)

Retail icon and former chief of Burberry on getting to the top In the library at Tiffany & Co. A major player on the fashion scene for three decades, Rose Marie Bravo left her powerful job as president of Saks ) Fifth Avenue in...

2 New York Stories

Two recent stories in the New York Daily News highlight the struggles of families to provide for their autistic children. In Staten Island, a police detective got caught up in the subprime mortgage crisis when she bought a...

RNC used bad spending judgment on Palin's wardrobe

This letter has not been edited Published November 14, 2008 at 6 p.m. With the election over, the media now focuses special attention on a decision by the Republican National Committee which experienced a lack of publicity...

Different Yet Suprisingly Sexy: Spats Boots

Have you ever found yourself enamoured of a particular style or trend while simultaneously finding yourself at a loss as to how to make it work within your own wardrobe and personal style Alas, that...

MediaNet Group Technologies Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months...

MARGATE, FL, Nov 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- MediaNet Group Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MEDG), operating the largest online mall and affinity program platform through its BSP Rewards subsidiary, today announced...