Barnes & Noble, J.C. Penney See Short Interest Rise (BKS, JCP, OMX)
October 13, 2013 at 13:11 PM EDT
The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and economic confidence is plummeting ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among troubled retailers, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS ), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP ) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX ) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold short