Self-heating coat is one giant step for fashion-kind

On the day an astronaut returned to Earth after 340 days in space, Paris fashion took another small step for mankind. The French label Courreges announced the dawn of the “new era” Wednesday, “an era when the garment will come alive”. “Who has never dreamt of being warm in the winter?” its designers Sebastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant declared.

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Weak sales at Kohl’s, Ralph Lauren spark selloff in retailers

Ralph Lauren's stock fell 18 percent, touching a more than five year-low of $94.02. Kohl's said it discounted heavily in the quarter, hurting margins, as it worked to clear inventories, after a slow start to the winter season led people to spend less on sweaters, gloves and coats. Ralph Lauren said it would aggressively try to clear inventories in the March quarter.

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Kohl’s cuts profit forecast; Ralph Lauren sinks on sales miss; Royal Dutch Shell gains on job cuts

Time for your daily dose of trending tickers, the stocks you’re following based on your Yahoo Finance ticker searches.

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