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Shoppers head into a TJ Maxx store in Barre, Vt., on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. The Commerce Department reported on Tuesday that retail sales rose 0.4 percent in August, the best advance since March.
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March 8, 2010, file photograph of a sign for Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures are rising sharply Monday, Sept. 13, as investors gain confidence in the banking sector following the passage of new global regulations and China's economy continues its robust growth. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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FILE - In this April 6, 2010 file photo, President of Japan's electronics maker Hitachi Hiroaki Nakanishi smiles during a press conference in Tokyo. Nakanishi has urged Monday, Sept. 13, the Japanese government to curb the strength of the yen which he says is undermining business growth prospects. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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The Carmen Marc Valvo spring 2011 collection is shown at the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York's Times Square, during Fashion Week, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
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Tea partyers rally at the Capitol in September 2010 to oppose government spending, particularly bailouts and economic policies backed by President Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The Catherine Malandrino spring 2011 collection is modeled Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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The Michael Angel Spring 2011 collection is modeled Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Angel Fashion) NO SALES
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FILE - In this May 12, 2010 file photo provided by Microsoft, Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, launches Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 at an event in New York. Nokia said Friday Sept. 10, 2010 that Elop will replace their CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo on Sept.21. (AP Photo/Microsoft, Jason DeCrow/file) -- NO SALES --
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FILE - A Monday, May 24, 2010 photo from files of Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia,as he talks during a news conference in New York. Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Stephen Elop from Microsoft on Sept. 21, the world's largest handset maker said Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, as it struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market. With Nokia stock down more than 20 percent this year due to two profit warnings, the Nokia veteran Kallasvuo had come under increasing pressure amid speculation he would be ousted. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Nokia's new Chief Executive, Stephen Elop, left, and Nokia's Chairman of the Board Jorma Ollila during the press conference Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Espoo, Finland. Nokia Corp, said on Friday that Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will be replaced by Head of Microsoft's Business Division Stephen Elop on September 21. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander)
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FILE - In this Sept, 24, 2008 file photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, right, and (then) Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd, on screen, smile during the Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. As co-president at Oracle Corp., ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses _ Larry Ellison. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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FILE - In this March 6, 2008 photo, (then) Hewlett Packard Company CEO Mark Hurd speaks at HP headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Oracle Corp. plans to pay newly appointed co-President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 annually and said Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, the ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO is eligible for a target bonus of $5 million in the current fiscal year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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FILE - In a March 3, 2010 file photo then Hewlett-Packard Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd speaks at the dedication ceremony of HP's customer service and technical support center in Conway, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)
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Nokia's new Chief Executive, Stephen Elop, during the press conference Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Espoo, Finland. Nokia Corp, said on Friday that Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will be replaced by Head of Microsoft's Business Division Stephen Elop on Sept, 21. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Markku Ulander)
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Fashion from the Vena Cava Spring 2011 collection is modeled Thursday Sept. 9, 2010, during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Vena Cava) NO SALES
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Family members, including the youngest, clean silkworm cocoons in Kokand, Uzbekistan, in June 2009. The silkworm business is a state monopoly, and farmers facing fines or the loss of land leases if they miss quotas need the whole family to work. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press photographs House Republican leader Rep. John A. Boehner (left) outlined a GOP alternative to President Obama's proposal for more economic stimulus spending.
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"What happens to the oil revenues?" Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said. "And if you're in the north and all of a sudden you think a line's going to be drawn and you're going to lose 80 percent of the oil revenues, you're not a very enthusiastic participant. What are the deals that can possibly be made that will limit the potential of violence?" (Associated Press)
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WWW.COLBERTRALLY.COM Stephen Colbert might stage a parody of Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial in October.
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Associated Press Greg Moore, a local business owner, rides a recreational water vehicle down a flooded street in Belton, Texas, on Wednesday, after Tropical Storm Hermine deluged the region.
