Barnes & Noble, Inc. was left for dead by investors a few years ago on fears that the retail-store book business was collapsing.

Sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc. (HIBB - Analyst Report), managed to post better-than-expected bottom-line results for second-quarter fiscal 2015 despite reduced margins due to higher markdowns and increased input as well as operating costs.

Why we're both encouraged and apprehensive about Tuesday's earnings report.

With the market breaking below near term support it’s time to look at short candidates.

Barnes and Noble has been struggling with its bottom line as Amazon has stepped up its book sales efforts. To fight back against Amazon, BNS has joined forces with Google to revitalize its online sales. But BNS made one mistake in the partnership...

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 -0.19%) this morning are down -0.36% and European stocks are down -0.75%. AstraZeneca is down 13% in pre-market trading and is leading health-care stocks lower after it rejected Pfizer's upward revised $117 billion bid for the company as too low.