DailyFinance: When the bestselling book French Women Don't Get Fat came out in 2004, it was yet another occasion to begrudge Gallic females, who could always say oui to p?t?, brie, and cr?me br?l?e without ever having to get their Herm?s skirts altered. It didn't ... Read more

BloggingStocks: Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW), the well-known provider of solutions to those who want to shed a few extra pounds, issued Q3 numbers on Tuesday. While losing inches is always a popular activity, that doesn't mean that the company will always see ... Read more

Wealth Daily Editor Ian Cooper talks about "predictable" thematic profits and the ways you can spot them - even in today's volatile marketplace - and reveals 2 companies to look out for.

  Here are the latest results from the Century Club scan, a TA scan developed with MarketClub’s smart scanner to search for charts that have a perfect +100 score in its objective scoring system, tweaked for microcaps.  The system aims to identify tiny stocks that are experiencing mid-term strength and may be starting major [...]

Retailers will start to release second-quarter results this week, accounting for nearly 10% of the 246 scheduled reports. Dow component Wal-Mart (WMT) will be joined by 15 other members of the S&P 500, including J.C. Penney (JCP), Kohl's (KSS) and Macy's (M). The Fed will hold a 2-day meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. No change in interest rates will be made, though the statement should acknowledge that the economy is nearing stabilization. The bond markets could be volatile, not only because of the Fed meeting, but also because of quarterly refunding. The Treasury Department will auction 3-year,[More...]