after the market closed today, lvmh will release third quarter figures. a dow jones analyst sees surveys up 15% year on year, but top line growth is expected to firm. the firm's perfume and cosmetic televisions are supposed to help. stacey is here to help us walk through this. so h&m, let's start there. last most sales figures a big disappoint but showing reversal. what's the message? >> it was actually a big surprise that the comps were up 6%. they blamed the weather in august, but sales came back and in general what we're hearing is things are getting a little better. but you also have to look at the competition. you have to look at what the two companies have been doing. h&h has delayed rollout in the u.s. >> does it suggest it was a one month aberration or does the company have to be more innovative on the online front or whatever it is to make up for it with investors? >> yes, this does take the pressure off until next month. but i think again the pressure from investors is get your e-commerce together. >> is it just a market share story? >> yes. fas

some potential buyers luxury group, lvmh. melissa: that makes sense. the parent of louis vuitton and ppr. harry winston, is it 5th avenue? >> sounds like from the terms of the deal they're just sort of selling that part of the business but probably still be called, harry winston, name on the store. if you couldn't stand outside that window and drool, i mean, new yorkers that's what we do. we were born -- i know i would. lori: what else is there in life? melissa: i don't know. lori: who was the star of last night's presidential debate, president obama, governor romney or the moderator candy crowley? the interruption has everybody talking including lou dobbs. he joins us next. melissa: a new first for the postal service. will it be the last straw to get congress to act? we're going to take a look. lori: let's take a look at interest rates today. another sharp selloff in the treasury markets today, interesting considering stocks are flat. 10-year yield moving up to 1.79% and the 30-year is up to 2.98%. there is good news out of europe today. so they're fl

lvmh. christian dior and swatch.ay which i believe is suspended. this coca-cola hellenic. the bottler is going to head -- its primary listing will be in london. it's quitting -- a lot of the complaints for the shareholders has always been the taxes -- never mind the volatility. the taxes in greece were a bit of an issue. greek taxes, swiss taxes. greek taxes, swiss taxes. they're off to zurich. >> that would be like what kind of company moving offshore from the u.s.? almost hard to imagine for us what that will do to the greek market. what a symbolic move it is for the greek market. >> certainly very symbolic. >>> to bertha coombs. market flash. carl icahn at work again. >> nearly a 9.5% stake as of last august in oshkosh. a vehicle body maker. stocks surging this morning, tripping up the single stock circuit breaker. icahn earning 32.50 a share cash as a tender offer. saying that tender offer will not be subject to due diligence or financing. but will be subjected to the election of his nominees to the oshkosh board