JCPenney had another rough quarter, but sees a cautiously improved outlook for the rest of this year.

Some retailers are putting up some amazing numbers online, and it could point towards successful retail plays.

The US Commerce Department said retail sales rose 1.4% in October surpassing the forecast 0.9% increase but look for downbeat numbers when Sears Holdings (SHLD) reports third-quarter earnings Thursday.Analysts expect Sears Holdings the nation’s fourth-largest broadline retailer to report a net loss of $1.09 a share on sales of $9.92 billion compared with a net loss of $0.90 excluding one-time items on sales of $10.7 billion for the same period a year ago. The company lost $94 million or $0.79 a share in the second quarter.Sears operates in three business segments -- Sears Domestic Sears Canada and Kmart -- ...

1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnThe word credit comes from the Latin "credere" which means "to believe or to trust." That's really all you need to know about the modern financial system. When the "credere" is gone the whole thing unravels  and it works both ways from lender to borrower and from borrower to lender. Now we've arrived at the point where that belief "credere" -- stretched to its limits by policies of endless credit expansion over the past two decades -- has been weakened to such an extent that it has developed what may be likened ...

Retails stocks are mixed, after results from retailers suggest a still unclear outlook heading into the industry’s crucial holiday selling season.

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