RBS Will Eliminate up to 9,000 Jobs; Mortgage Delinquencies Rise 7%; Rio Rebuffs Asia Steelmakers Discount Demands; Retail Sales Dive Sans Wal-Mart; Moody’s: More Than Half of Latin American Companies At Risk; CEO Confidence Hits Record Low; MGM in Talks to Refinance Debt; Audi Sales Fall in March

If you still look at Amazon Inc. (AMZN) as just an Internet retailing giant, you’re not just missing the point – you are also missing one of the really great long-term profit plays in the market today.

Retailers 3Q Earnings Dismal; Cisco Sees Small Biz Sales Growth; Blackstone Posts $502 million 3Q Loss; IEA Sees $100 Oil Average; Mattel Toying with Job Cuts; Direct TV Earnings Up; Fidelity Cuts 1,300 jobs; Jobless Claims Fall

As the dollar continues its historic decline, imported goods will become too costly for many Americans.  In addition, more of those products still made domestically will be exported to wealthier foreign consumers whose appreciated currencies increase their purchasing power.