re: "J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent"
Sounds like a desperate act. I wonder how long until Penney's is another of the stores where I have to learn Spanish in order to ask where the bathroom is.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months