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You might like sparkle, but -- if you're in the market for a diamond ring -- you probably also want to get a good deal. We spoke with some experts to find out how to get the best bling for your buck.

Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-estate data coming out.

Investors may be most thankful that this is a quick week. The market is closed for Thanksgiving and will log just a half-day on Black Friday, but from today through Wednesday, traders will face a heavy slate of economic data and earnings news.

Investors will get a peek at the prospects for a luxury market comeback if Coach meets analysts' expectations for a strong holiday when it reports its second fiscal quarter earnings Wednesday morning.

Retailers are increasingly concerned about the 2009 holiday season, which starts in less than two months. Last year's holidays nearly crushed many of them and helped put others, like Circuit City, out of business. Some retail chains with big debt loads and quarterly losses face a make-or-break...

Gold is the financial world's answer to Prozac: it's economic medication that relieves anxiety about the future. As the precious metal approaches $1,000 an ounce, some investors may wonder if the economy is off its meds. Markets have tested the $1,000 level for several days and may finally cross...

Big, expensive jewels are not selling well in this recession. Tiffany & Co. (TIF) lost some sparkle in the second quarter, but still managed to beat Wall Street's expectations, thanks to sales of small items. The jeweler reported net income of $56.8 million for the quarter ended July 31, down...

Retail analysts say this recession has fundamentally changed consumers' approach toward spending. While predictions that retail will not return to 2007 levels before the year 2012 are fairly common, some analysts go further to say this economy will change consumer and retail forever, and that...

Tiffany & Co. (TIF) may not be not recession-proof, but it is weathering the economic maelstrom better than many other retailers. The New York-based luxury retailer reported earnings of $31.1 million, or 25 cents a share, compared with $127.4 million, or 96 cents a share a year ago. Revenue...

As the market tries to come to terms with the state of the economy, the financial, the auto and the housing sectors, as well as digest the different bailout and stimulus plans, investors continue to find value and growth stocks appropriate for long-term investors. Here are a few picks from...