Well I finally got to watch The Taking of Pelham 123 which I'd fallen asleep during the night before. It's an awesome movie -- both Travolta and Denzel did a heck of a job. Asian stocks sank overnight but not by much. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 0.32% and 0.55% respectively. European stocks however were in positive territory early this morning. And here in the US we're currently trading lower.Here's what I’m focused on this fine Wednesday morning:Target (TGT):The store that’s known both for its big bull's-eye and low prices released its third-quarter numbers yesterday. It ...

Nordstrom's results indicate that tangible signs of a sales and profit recovery are starting to occur.

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Greetings from New York where if as the Oracle of Omaha says each price tick is a “pitch” from Mr. Market I’m Eddie Gaedel the 3-foot-7-inch pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns who took four straight pitches in the Majors got to first base then never played again.For what it’s worth from a guy who just compared his home run potential to a guy who weighed 50 pounds ...

Retail stocks trade lower, playing off financial results reported by Home Depot among others. Dillard's and Saks shares score gains.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are home improvement chain Home Depot and retailers Target, Saks and TJX Cos.

– Meaningful improvement in gross margin rate; SG&A expense reductions exceeded expectations –