" This is Money Markets & More for this Tuesday August 25 2009. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network I'm Adrian Mitchell coming up some southern comfort comes to a burger chain."

" And I'm John worked on the furniture industry is springing to life here with the economy supposedly on the mend."

" It wants your business that's right they've launched a huge ad campaign because they want you to find more furniture about that consumer race and -- and I will talk about that in a moment but first this what are Wall Street's biggest names say -- about stocks and the economy. Listen to Morning Stock Talk weekday mornings only here at marketwatch.com."

" On the -- we're getting a look at the Case Shiller home prices for June and consumer confidence for August. Among the companies reporting earnings Burger King staples big lots and Medtronic. On the state in sixteen -- nine."

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" Stocks to watch this Tuesday include forward with cash for clunker is now history help will be automaker do going forward. In the final hours Steelers were still reporting they were short on some new models including the Ford Focus. Are you buying more healthful foods these days are just wishing you cut. The food industry research -- non -- more than half of consumers are more concerned about healthy eating now than they were a year ago. But 70% say good for you foods are harder to afford. So in today's climate steps hardee's fried Bologna biscuit. Tech now make executive VP Bob Goldin says hardy's new breakfast sandwich place and that perception as well as so our need for comfort food."

" They think that a lot of these low cost the captions on all these pretty much along into what you don't know party fried Bologna sandwich so it is sort of -- pretty vicious cycle unfortunately."

" Carty says franchisees in the south has been asking the company to add the sandwich or some time now. People are buying homes again and they might need some new furniture to put -- maybe you're just making year old place more comfortable while you hunkered down to wait out the recession. John word and Kate's Telus furniture stores are making a big push to get you'd sit on their selfless."

" With the economy possibly on the -- the furniture industry is doing something about willing your bucks trying to get your wallet in the door. And let's bring in our consumer race and Kate's talk more about this selanne. -- the furniture industry springing to life here."

" Well yes -- did they designed to twenty million dollar huge ad campaign across all kinds of media magazines. TV. Online things like that their logic is that homeowners are staying put these days that housing market even though it's getting better. This selling may -- isn't just there's so people are staying staying in their houses they aren't going on vacation because they can't afford it. But I'm going out to dinner because they can't afford it so the furniture industries logic as well done. Spruce up your home make it a sanctuary make -- a place for. Mom and dad the kids to hang out feather your -- a little bit more -- yes exactly that they hope that this big campaign -- We'll do for the furniture industry what. Got melted for the dairy industry they're they're hoping that. It will resonate with consumers and and convince them that. That buying furniture isn't discretionary spending but it's a necessity need a bed to sleep on Unita so for the Senate on -- It's time if he decided to hang out at home a lot has to refurbish as a."

" you gotta park your Easter somewhere you do better than on the floor or on May be some milk crates or something."

" Yeah I used to have the cement block and wooden plank bookshelf thing going. Just last year to -- now had that in college and post college -- furniture not is that where you put your year. Record player my record player yes and my albums. Ever hear them."

" I missed my albums you miss something I miss all my old Led Zeppelin now. I had no idea where they went on especially -- the one with the the crashing blimp -- time though in and then."

" This is really cool things on -- called CDs. And probably Led Zeppelin house on."

" CD I like about certificates of deposit you left -- my credit union about yeah yeah. So where's all this gone with the furniture industry like hey go out there and buy something."

" Well basically. The days they've seen sales drop. By double digits about 13% over the past year so the other their trying to to be. Proactive here because people. Are afraid to buy a they're not spending just in general not just -- furniture business in general consumers are buying these days and they want you to see that. You do need furniture you do need home accessories may be here curtains need to be replaced or maybe you need more. -- big -- on your table."

" Now maybe -- should go out and replace it sheet that's dangling over the window on the -- from what do you think he made and a few. Yeah and their place of broken glass and I'm music again using off. All my old Charlie Brown sheets -- gang. But let's look lovely -- Answers right there next to -- New England Patriots. -- blanket that I'm using to cover the bathroom and a super and a very cool yes."

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