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1. High-End Retailers

By Jim Cramer
7:17 a.m. EST

After bringing Dollar General(DG Quote), Goldman recommends Coach(COH Quote) to go with Polo Ralph Lauren(RL Quote) from last week. ... I continue to think the high-end retailers can go higher. Prefer RL.

Positions: None

2. Morning Prep

By Ken Wolff
8:46 a.m. EST

The PowerShares QQQ(QQQQ Quote) is trading up this morning after another good day for the bulls on Friday. ... Thursday's trading gave me a signal that the market was heading south, but on Friday the buyers came back in a drove the market up. ... We may be in for a battle today as the bulls try to take us up. ... I will be looking for another round of early buying after maybe a dime of selling at the open. ... If we dip under QQQQ 44 this morning, then we will probably repeat last Thursday's action and end down. ... If we climb early, 50 cents will be about where I will consider shorting...

Positions: None

3. Food Prices

By Sham Gad
9:40 a.m. EST

An important message was delivered by Jacques Diouf, who heads the U.N.'s Food and Ag Organization (FAO). It's a simple but profound message: The economic revival is setting a stage for another period of rising food prices.