My wife rented The Taking of Pelham 123 last night and as a huge Denzel Washington fan I was pumped to watch it. I’m not sure where I nodded off but I woke up to see the ending credits rolling and my wife popping the DVD out. But it turns out she fell asleep too and woke up only seconds before me. Guess we’ll try again tonight.Asian stocks ended lower. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 0.13% and 0.63% respectively. European stocks were in negative territory early this morning too. And here in the US we’re currently ...

I’ve seen my fair share of CEOs lose sight of where their businesses are headed during restructuring periods but Blockbuster’s (BBI) Jim Keyes is a lost soul.The 7-11 guru brought in to revive Blockbuster’s retro business model was practically crying out in desperation for shareholders to be patient with his turnaround efforts during the third-quarter conference call last week. Browsing through the conference call Keye’s went through what seemed like an endless list of partnerships and new initiatives. Given his expertise on consumer convenience in the retail industry Keyes has built a vision to become the “come and get ...

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Abercrombie & Fitch, Nordstrom and Walt Disney.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are JC Penney Co., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., and Agilent Technologies Inc.

Nordstrom Inc. is expected to report a rise in quarterly profit as its sales soften, and Walt Disney Co. is forecast to post a decline in quarterly results.