Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are AutoZone, Bank of America, Ford, H.B. Fuller, General Mills, J.P. Morgan Chase, Novo Nordisk and Seagate.

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Charlotte Russe (CHIC) was downgraded today by analysts at JP Morgan and the stock is now at $17.36, unchanged (0%) on volume of 4,123,993 shares traded. The analys...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

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Six months ago, a majority of the calls LNK Partners received came from companies facing significant challenges and seeking financial help. Now, healthier and stronger companies are beginning to reach out to the private-equity firm, which invests in retail and consumer-goods companies.

Shares of retail and consumer discretionary stocks have seen a tremendous rise since March, in many cases doubling and tripling in price off the lows without a respite. Even if the the scenario for retail is becoming rosier (which I doubt), many of these companies are well past due for a significant ...

Monday:
Economic: None
Earnings: American International Group (AIG), Carmike Cinemas (CKEC), Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Dish Network (DISH), Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK), Globalstar (GSAT), Nortel Networks (NT), Plug Power (PLUG), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Starbucks (SBUX), Tyson Foods (TSN), Virgin Mobile (VM)

Tuesday:
Economic: None (Veteran’s Day)
Earnings: Brooks Automation (BRKS), Energy Solutions (ES), Fossil (FOSL), Liz Clairborne (LIZ), Microsoft (MSFT), Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), TJX Companies (TJX), Tyco International (TYC), Vodophone Group (VOD)

Wednesday:
Economic: MBA Purchase Applications, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook
Earnings: Applied Materials (AMAT), Charlotte Russe Holding (CHIC), Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), Crocs Inc (CROX), ING Group (ING), JA Solar Holdings (JASO), Macy’s Inc (M), NetApp (NTAP), NetEase.com (NTES), The Progressive Corp (PGR)

Thursday:
Economic: International Trade ($-57.0B), Jobless Claims (482K), Treasury Budget ($-92.0B)
Earnings: Biofuel Energy (BIOF), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Compugen (CGEN), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Image Entertainment (DISK), Keynote Systems (KEYN), Kohls Corp (KSS), Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC), Microsemi (MSCC), Nordstrom (JWN), Siemens (SI), Spire (SPIR), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Wal-Mart (WMT)

Friday:
Economic: Retail Sales (-1.9%), Import and Export Prices (-4.2%), Business Inventories (0.0%), Consumer Sentiment (56.0)
Earnings: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Agilent (A), JCPenney (JCP)

Monday:
Economic: None
Earnings: American International Group (AIG), Carmike Cinemas (CKEC), Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Dish Network (DISH), Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK), Globalstar (GSAT), Nortel Networks (NT), Plug Power (PLUG), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Starbucks (SBUX), Tyson Foods (TSN), Virgin Mobile (VM)

Tuesday:
Economic: None (Veteran’s Day)
Earnings: Brooks Automation (BRKS), Energy Solutions (ES), Fossil (FOSL), Liz Clairborne (LIZ), Microsoft (MSFT), Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), TJX Companies (TJX), Tyco International (TYC), Vodophone Group (VOD)

Wednesday:
Economic: MBA Purchase Applications, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook
Earnings: Applied Materials (AMAT), Charlotte Russe Holding (CHIC), Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), Crocs Inc (CROX), ING Group (ING), JA Solar Holdings (JASO), Macy’s Inc (M), NetApp (NTAP), NetEase.com (NTES), The Progressive Corp (PGR)

Thursday:
Economic: International Trade ($-57.0B), Jobless Claims (482K), Treasury Budget ($-92.0B)
Earnings: Biofuel Energy (BIOF), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Compugen (CGEN), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Image Entertainment (DISK), Keynote Systems (KEYN), Kohls Corp (KSS), Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC), Microsemi (MSCC), Nordstrom (JWN), Siemens (SI), Spire (SPIR), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Wal-Mart (WMT)

Friday:
Economic: Retail Sales (-1.9%), Import and Export Prices (-4.2%), Business Inventories (0.0%), Consumer Sentiment (56.0)
Earnings: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Agilent (A), JCPenney (JCP)