Abercrombie and Fitch News

So a few of our savvier economic pundits are thinking that we've reached the end of the recession, at least in technical terms.

Students came straight from the disco, Tokyo 's shopping elite waited for days and Paris stores regimented operations with a color-coded wristband system, yet the international mayhem to grab a piece of Jimmy Choo for H&M was not enough to keep sales for the month in the black.

Retail stocks were mixed Friday after results from retailers suggested a still unclear outlook heading into the industry's crucial holiday selling season.

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael S. Jeffries is doing something he has long vowed to avoid: He's putting his products on sale.

Jeff Tomsik, star of today's Morning Goods , was shot by Bruce Weber for Abercrombie & Fitch.

U.S. trade deficit increased in September with the rise in crude oil imports. Gold traded near record high.

Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co . reported third-quarter results with $38.8 million in net income and net income per diluted share of 44 cents.

Twilight stars Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Jackson Rathbone attend a fan event in Oct.

By Brian Sozzi Yesterday afternoon I provided a detailed checklist of what investors should be looking for from the spate of retailer earnings reports this week.

Recycled-clothing stores, like the Plato's Closet franchise are gaining in popularity among teen and young-adult shoppers.

New Moon's Kellan Lutz, left, and Canada's own Bronson Pelletier greet fans at the MuchMusic HQ on Friday.

Earnings reports gave investors some reassurance about the economic recovery and drew them back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

Nov. 16 – The New Zealand dollar gained as stocks on Wall Street pushed higher on better than expected results from retailers, despite data showing American consumer confidence is dwindling in the lead-up to Christmas.

Police believe they've bagged a thief involved in the heist of hundreds of pieces of designer merchandise including $30,000 worth of Louis Vuitton handbags and luggage stolen from a FedEx truck in September.

Call us Mountaineers or Hokies or Hillbillies. When it comes to certain issues in the coalfields, the title really doesn't matter.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. , a leading international specialty retailer, reported relatively weak third quarter 2009 results with a net income of $38.8 million or 44 cents per share, compared to a net income of $63.9 million or 72 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.

" Leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group pledged to maintain stimulus measures until the global economy returns to sustained growth as they concluded the summit in Singapore.

Department store chain JCPenney reported a 78 percent drop in its third-quarter earnings because of a big expense for its pension plan, and its revenue slipped from a year earlier.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after a selloff in the previous session that halted a six-day Dow winning streak, as investors awaited a slew of earnings reports and data on consumer spending.

J.C. Penney Co. said Friday that its third-quarter profit tumbled 78%, hurt by higher pension expense and consumers cutting back on non-essential items such as fine jewelry.