...paper and toothpaste, and they're the most efficient at selling it," said Eric Beder, a retail analyst at Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. in New York. "It is really an incredible story." The most notable aspect of Wal-Mart's achievement...

...inability to understand the business more than any core problems with Fingerhut, said Eric Beder, an analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. in New York City. A new owner, with a catalog focus, "could make it work." Two businessmen who have...

...really needed "blow-out" employment numbers to sustain the rally, said Kevin Marder, chief market strategist at Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management in Los Angeles. "Obviously, we didn't get that," he said. "A lot of people saw this as...