stocks like vera bradley. vra for you, home gamers. l cap speculative maker of women's handbags and as accessories that rob in tennessee asked me to opine on. vera is not a luxury play like michael kors or coach. their average product sells for $30, not $300. it has a compelling growth story. it buildings out new stores like a small base, like kors, and it's expanding from the east coast to the rest of the country, making vera the regional and national retail wholesale business that would normally make me salivate. plus, unlike the other accessory plays, this one is about 14 points off its high. it's not living on that new high list. it means that you might think, hey, a lot of room to play catch-up. so then why am i telling you i'm unsure that i don't want to you play? because vera bradley is an absolute classic -- you google it, you see it -- example of what i call a battleground stock, and in battlegrounds, people get killed. in fact, this has got to be one of the hardest fought battlegrounds i have ever seen. buying this stock is li

vera bradley slumped by 9.6% to $33.58.o a 52-week high after the book publisher narrowed its third-quarter loss. also boosted its full earnings forecast, as a result they were the harry potter publisher. now it's apparently found new growth with the hunger game series. scholastic shares up nearly 13% today. and intermun surged to a new high, after the germans said their drug provides additional benefit from patients suffering from lung scarring. up 4.4% in today's trade. on to the tech cash cow. companies we're talking about, specializes in network traffic management or making sure data moves smoothly incyberspace. it's sitting on over $400 million in cash, which is over 30% of total assets. the stock is on a tear. look at the last six months. it's up today another third of a% to $132. >> it's that kind of climb that experts worry has it run too far, too fast. is there still time to buy. guys, good to see you. simon, let me start with you. what do they do? buy this stock or not? >> yeah, i think this is a standout name in

vera bradley, jumping 41% on surging sales from the company-owned stores and offerings.ompany still projected a cautious third-quarter profit. down 9.6% on vera bradley. >>> coming up next, we'll come right back with the closing countdown. after the bell, social media red hot. we'll ask four square if he's concerned about a bubble forming. >>> as we go to break, major averages to the end of the close. right on the cusp there, you've got to tune in and find out. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected si

whence after the close we hear from vera bradley. now, this is a heavily shorted handbag and accessory stock that's become a brutal battleground. shorts got squeezed today. viciously. will the same thing happen again after vera reports? we're on the sidelines for this one or even in the stands. a total -- we're voyeurs. but this quarter will be a primer on how to handle a stock that may be, well, let's just say too hot to handle. then ross stores reports on thursday morning. now, any observer of the show knows that i think that ross may be one of the greatest retailers out there, along with action alerts.com name t.j. maxx. further increases in margins aided by lower cotton prices. beyond company-specific news we have a big -- you're going to hear about this all monday and the morning tuesday. big federal reserve open markets committee meeting. and i've got to tell you, i'm going to be listening to this. you know why? because i've got to find out whether the fed's really serious about qe3. just call it a money printing operation. afte

. >> vera bradley had a very -- well, a weak number. our colleague, herb greenberg, pointing that out. he's probably so happy today. remember, ralph lauren, vf corp., these are juggernauts. >> let's talk jefferies here. this certainly could have ramifications on the financial sector over all. reporting better than expected fiscal quarter results. the firm says it earned 33% in the first quarter. four cents above street forecast. of course, jefferies has always been looked at as a barometer for the rest of the industry. they report. all the rest follow. can we make the extrapolation? we've seen a lot of analyst estimates go higher across -- just yesterday morgan stanley raising estimates on a slew of bank stocks here. >> i like the financials. jefferies, i was looking for the stock to sell off no matter what number they -- they put up. that obviously at least for the moment is not -- this stock is hanging in there. let's say that. i don't regard jefferies as a bea bellwether. they're a remarkable trading firm. great fixed income work. ri