MarketWatch’s Top Stories Of The Week, Aug. 10-14

California Bay Area Warns Of Rail Transit Strike

Asian Commodity Stocks Jump In Early Trading

Large Banks May Reportedly See Fee Increase

Stocks In Focus For Friday

Despite worse-than-expected retail sales the major indices closed the session in positive territory.

Blockbuster posted a smaller loss of $36.9 million for in its second-quarter results, though same store sales declined.

Apple Board To Meet For Schmidt Replacement: WSJ

Barack Obama’s revolutionary plans for bigger government hitting a big speed bump with the public. Just as 27 years ago Ronald Reagan’s revolutionary plans for a smaller government were hitting a big speed bump with the public.

Nordstrom weighed in with earnings in-line with analyst estimates, and raised full-year guidance.