The German retail sales data today is one of the pieces of the puzzle that do not fit exactly.

The immediate pressure is on the fiscal side. Until measures are taken fiscal pressures limit your options.

We were expecting sales to remain in record territory today, not set new records, ... This really underscores the silver lining to clouds abroad.

About 50 percent of our sales associates turned up today and our executives are helping them.

The retail sales number today reinforces the notion that the consumer hasn't fallen apart. Today's market is encouraging from the perspective that there is less of an Enron hangover.

Generic drug sales are expected to reach $60 billion by next year and today account for more than half of all prescriptions filled in the US. Branded companies must employ a range of defensive strategies if they are to maintain an influential market position after their patents reach expiration.