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Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Newsletters, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Circuit City Stores (CC), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Coach Inc (COH), Costco Wholesale (COST), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Under Armour'A' (UA), Nordstrom, Inc (JWN), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Stocks to Sell

If you made a bet on the specialty retailers leading up to the first $600 taxpayer rebate stimulus package, you got hammered.

Talk about a government plan backfiring big time.

Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C), Stocks to Buy, Financial Crisis

Saudi Prince Alwaleed isn't the only foreign investor giving a vote of confidence to struggling Citigroup (NYSE: C). Mexican-based Inbursa bank, controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, recently took a significant stake in the company, spending about $150 million to buy 29 million Citigroup shares, according to published reports.

I am recommending the sell of the retailing sector. Why? The reason is simple, no one is buying anything right now. When was the last time you heard of a friend, neighbor, or colleague bought a new car? I tell you that it is obvious all over America (if not the world) put discretionary spending on perma hold a couple of weeks ago. You can rest assured that there isn't a retailer in America (even Walmart) that will have a great quarter.