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RETAILERS REPORT: Times are tough for consumers, and retailers have felt the squeeze on the bottom line. Staples, Home Depot and Target all report earnings Tuesday. What do the retailers earnings say about the consumer? Will big-box Target buck the trend and beat the street? How will Home Depot fare in a struggling housing market? Bertha Coombs wraps up the retailers as they report.
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CAPITALIZING ON ANXIOUS AMERICA: Americans are getting squeezed in every corner: higher prices, expensive gas, rising unemployment and decreasing house prices. So, what's corporate America doing? In many cases, they're appealing to America's angst. Hampton Pearson looks at how many retailers and service providers are hoping to profit from the American mindset du jour.
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HEDGING AGAINST THE SQUEEZE: Restaurants across the nation are feeling the squeeze, with lighter customer traffic and inflationary input costs. But, one CEO is taking matters into his own trading hands. CEO of publicly traded Texas Roadhouse, GJ Hart now trades cattle futures to lock in input prices for his business and remain competitive amongst the squeezed restaurant sector. Margaret Brennan explains how the savvy CEO is outsmarting the economy and the competition.
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HOUSING ON THE HILL: It's voting day for the Senate version of the banking/housing committee's recovery bill. Supposedly the bill will have $300B worth of new FHA backed loans and new oversight of Fannie and Freddie --- but the nitty-gritty details are still unknown. The sides struggle to agree on the details, while agreeing "in principal" to the bill's larger purpose. Diana Olick updates the latest from housing on the hill.
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BUFFETT'S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE: The Oracle of Omaha continues his four-stop European escapade as he aims to increase Berkshire's profile among family-owned businesses that may be looking for a buyer. CNBC Europe's Anna Martin follows Warren Buffett's every move on his European shopping-trip.
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