Wall Street Breakfast

Retail sales allay recession worries with 1% July gain. (0:14) Walmart rallies on earnings. (2:03) Final prices for first 10 Medicare Part D drugs out. (4:49)Show NotesThe 'battleground' stocks shorted by hedge funds, owned by many long-onlysAlibaba posts mixed quarterly resultsEpisode transcripts: seekingalpha.com/wsb Sign up for our daily newsletter here and for full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores, dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions.