Stocks rose on the first day of fall sending major averages to fresh highs for the year but betting your bottom dollar was also the order of the day as the greenback slid to a twelve month low against the euro.Retail reigned with Gap (GPS) gapping up to a 52-week high Buckle (BKE) (+5.1%) banning belt tightening and an upgrade giving Macy’s (M) a gain of 5.5% in a miracle on 34th Street. Eight blocks uptown at the United Nations over 100 world leaders expended hot air on global warming carefully avoiding carbon footprints where once Khrushchev threw a shoe. In today’s ...

The US auto market has been swamped with negative publicity over the last year but investors are warming up to one industry player. Year to date CarMax (KMX) has gained over 160%. And this morning investors quick to play on the second earnings beat sent the stock up 6% at the opening bell. At a glance they had reason for optimism. Sales rose 13% comps were up 8% and net income rose to $0.46 -- a substantial improvement from the $0.06 reported last year. Management credited the governments’ Cash for Clunkers program for helping drive the increased sales. And ...

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

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Most of these stocks are trending solidly higher, with their 50-day moving averages rising.

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