Investors pause after big rally

November 14, 2007

Oil jumped above $93 a barrel after OPEC members denied plans to discuss a production cut.Bear Stearns predicted a fourth quarter write down that was not as big as feared.Macy's added to holiday shopping optimism with better-than-expected quarterly sales.October retail sales were up as expected and a rise in wholesale prices was tame. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York.