The dollar’s rebound and oil’s tumble breathed some serious optimism into Wall Street last week. But no one knows for sure yet whether the two trends are truly antidotes for what’s been ailing the stock market. This week, investors will be focusing again on the U.S. currency and the energy markets, but also on retail industry reports to gauge consumer spending. For the full story visit www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-weekahead11-2008aug11,0,3207778.story
