Right now in fast off-target shares of the big box retailer Crumble after an earnings

miss on a week holiday forecast, targets troubles, a sharp contrast to Walmart's better than

expected results.

Who's got the true read on the health of the consumer, plus is a major housing correction

unavoidable.

That is a question being asked by the Dallas Fed, the details from the new report and

the potential ripple effects on the economy straight ahead.

And later tracking two earnings movers after the bell in video, higher despite a miss on

profits and margins of Cisco, charging higher on better than expected results.

I'm Melissa Lee, this is fast money we're live at the Nasdaq market side in the heart

of Times Square.

On the desk tonight, Karen Feynman, Julie Beale, Dan Nathan, and Guy Adami.

And we start off with another post earnings plunge for Target, the retailer's stock falling

more than 13% after its latest warning.

That was its fourth biggest drop on record in its second double-digit plunge this year.

Target profits collapsed by 52% in the third quarter with a spike in shoplifting, contributing

to the losses.

The results and performance are complete 180 from what we saw from Walmart yesterday,

who stocked Rose for a second day after its better than expected report yesterday.

So is this a target specific problem or is this the real read on the consumer as we head

into the holidays?

The backdrop, of course, also that the markets traded lower today on the back of this.

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