Airbus Takes Aim at The Boeing Company (BA)
U.S. stocks are little changed his morning as the Federal Open Market Committee's June policy meeting gets under way.
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Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Amphenol Corporation (APH), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR): Today’s Three Best Stocks
We're still two days away from finding out what the Federal Reserve has to say about the state of the economy and whether or not it plans to continue to support it through $85...
Genworth Financial Inc (GNW), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF): Why the Cheapest Stocks in the S&P Aren’t Necessarily Great Values
The S&P 500 has soared in the past four years, leading many to fear that the index is long overdue for a major correction.
General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F), The Home Depot, Inc. (HD): 3 Reasons Retail Is Ready to Rally
Retail is one of the most flimsy, fickle sectors around, and low-risk investors tend to steer clear.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): Things Investors Should Read. Things Investors Should Avoid.
But notice what you don't see. There are no stock tickers. No Bloomberg terminals. No charting software. No Twitter feeds. No pundits spouting forecasts.
Why Is Bank of America Corp (BAC) So Volatile?
Every stock is volatile, but some are more so than others.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), Electronic Arts Inc. (EA): Today’s Three Worst Stocks
It's been a tough week for equities.
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Target Corporation (TGT): Are We in the “Golden Age of Dividends?”
Following two consecutive days of losses, U.S.
Intel Corporation (INTC), AT&T Inc. (T): These Stocks Are Driving the Dow (.DJI) Higher
Following some better-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) is up 1:15 p.m. EDT the Dow was up 81 points to 15,078.
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): Even Good News Couldn’t Help a Few Dow Stocks
After another rough day on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sits lower by 126 points, or 0.84%, even though it was up 119 points at one time today.
Pfizer Inc. (PFE), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Dow Falls Despite Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ)’s Big Gain
The back-and-forth trend on Wall Street continued today as markets opened higher only to fall throughout the trading day.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Pfizer Inc. (PFE): 3 Stocks Defying the Dow’s Drop
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is following markets in Asia and Europe lower today. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow is down 58 points, or 0.39%, to 15,064.
GameStop Corp. (GME), Dollar General Corp. (DG): Today’s 3 Best Stocks
Many investors had expected the Bank of Japan to provide further easing measures, but outside of announcing a $1.4 trillion stimulus program two months ago, it didn't offer any...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Job Openings Are on the Rise
If you're looking for a job, I have good news for you: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job openings increased in April by 6.6% over the same month last...
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) & Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR): Yesterday’s 3 Worst Stocks
Markets seem to have already factored Japan's stimulus efforts into stock valuations.
Market Roundup: The Japan Experiment and Facebook Inc (FB)
The VIX Index , Wall Street's fear gauge, shot up 10.6 to close at 17.07.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), The Home Depot, Inc. (HD): The Two Stocks Pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI)’s Recovery Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) dropped sharply this morning but has been slowly recovering after the Bank of Japan said it would not increase its asset...
Loews Corporation (L), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) & The S&P 500 (.INX)’s Five Most Loved Stocks
Short-sellers have certainly huffed and puffed, but they haven't been able to blow the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) over once in the past seven months.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), Apollo Group Inc (APOL), Monsanto Company (MON): Yesterday’s Three Best Stocks
The single biggest driving factor in the index today is the highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference, which allows tech companies to show off their latest gadgets and...
Google Inc (GOOG) Trumps Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Its Big Day
If you pay even the slightest bit of attention to the financial markets, you'll have heard that Apple Inc.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), Dollar General Corp. (DG): The Depressing Dominance of Dollar Stores
If you're anything like me, two things went through your head when you saw this. First, you regret that you missed out on the investment opportunity.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): This Health Care Giant Is Propping Up the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down slightly after S&P raised its outlook on the U.S.' credit rating of "AA+" from "negative" to "stable." As of 1:15 p.m.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): S&P Saves the Dow From Steep Losses
As the markets opened this morning, they quickly fell in the red, but an unexpected move by Standard & Poor's gave investors confidence to push stocks higher.
Morgan Stanley (MS), GameStop Corp. (GME), NRG Energy Inc (NRG): Today’s 3 Best Stocks
The May jobs report is in, and apparently, it didn't take much to excite investors with the broad-based S&P 500 shooting higher by better than 1%, to end the week on a high note...
Today’s High-Stakes Show for Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Which Asian economy -- the third-largest in the world -- is beating expectations for GDP growth and growing faster than the U.S.? Surprise: It's Japan, which just revised its ...
Dollar General Corp. (DG), Target Corporation (TGT): You Were Lied to, Household Wealth Has Not Recovered
According to yesterday's headlines, our collective household wealth ascended to an all-time high in the first quarter of the year.
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Dell Inc. (DELL): 3 Key Takeaways From S&P Earnings
With just a few weeks left in the second quarter, almost all of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported their first-quarter earnings.
Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), The Coca-Cola Company (KO): The Top 3 Stocks on the Dow Last Week
It was another wild week on Wall Street, but at the end of the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.88% and the S&P 500 had gained 0.78%.
The Boeing Company (BA), AT&T Inc. (T): Investors on a Buying Spree Following Mediocre Jobs Report
Stock markets roared back to life today after the Department of Labor announced that 175,000 jobs were added in May and the unemployment rate ticked slightly higher to 7.6%.
American Express Company (AXP), The Boeing Company (BA): The Two Stocks Leading the Dow (.DJI)’s Surge
Investors were worried about the jobs report after Wednesday's private-sector payrolls report disappointed and depressed Dow stocks.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), AT&T Inc. (T): Unemployment Rate Climbs — and So Do the Markets
May's jobs report was released this morning, and although nonfarm payroll employment numbers increased to 175,000, the unemployment rate also increased from 7.5% to 7.6%.
Would Sodastream International Ltd (SODA) Put Some Fizz in Your Portfolio?
After two days of losses, stocks turned things around this afternoon, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) , and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES...
Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), GameStop Corp. (GME): The S&P 500’s 5 Most Hated Stocks
Even though the past few days have been a bit rough on optimists, the broad-based S&P 500 ended May with its seventh straight month of gains. While not all U.S.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN), JDS Uniphase Corp (JDSU), PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM): Today’s Three Best Stocks
It hasn't happened nearly as often as optimists would like to see in recent weeks, but improving economic data matched the move higher in the broad-based S&P 500 today, and gave...
Chevron Corporation (CVX), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): Another Down Day on Wall Street
This morning it seemed as if today would be uneventful. The market was calm as investors held their breath ahead of tomorrow's unemployment data.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Leads a Rollercoaster Day on Wall Street
If you like rollercoasters, you've probably loved the past month on the stock market.
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): These 2 Stocks Are Beating the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down after a decent new unemployment claims report couldn't staunch the three-day sell-off. As of 1:25 p.m.
Zillow Inc (Z): Home Sellers Are Losing the Incentive to Negotiate
Given all of the negative statistics that still haunt the housing industry -- for instance, 25% of all homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages -- you may be surprised...
Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR), Dollar General Corp. (DG): Today’s Three Best Stocks
As has been the case over the past couple of weeks, concerns about what the Federal Reserve's next move will be with regard to its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases has investors...
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): Debunking a Destructive Economic Hypothesis
Over the past five years, economists have been waging a fierce battle over if and when fiscal stimulus is an appropriate tool to fight the deleterious effects of the ongoing crisis...
Intel Corporation (INTC), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Weak Employment Data Sinks Stock Markets
In a rare move, every Dow Jones Industrial Average stock is losing value today, and the index itself has lost 1.4% of its value near the end of the trading session.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): It’s a Sea of Red on the Dow
As my colleague Dan Caplinger noted earlier today, it's difficult to pinpoint just one reason the markets are falling today.
Monster Beverage Corp (MNST), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF), Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI): Tuesday’s Three Best Stocks
That weeping sound you hear is the collective cry of investors who've witnessed the broad-based S&P 500 rise on 20 consecutive Tuesdays and saw that streak decisively broken today...
S&P 500 (.INX) Gives General Motors Company (GM)’s Stock a Boost
Four years after being kicked out of the S&P 500 Index, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is set to rejoin the benchmark U.S. stock index later this week.
Dollar General Corp. (DG), Bob Evans Farms Inc (BOBE): Dow Futures Suggest a Calm Day of Trading
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), salesforce.com, inc. (CRM): Today’s 3 Worst Stocks
If you somehow glossed over the title of this article, then skipped this paragraph and simply read about the following three stocks without any context, you might think that today...
United States Steel Corporation (X), Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD): The 5 Most Expensive Stocks in the S&P 500
Lately, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:GSPC) has been hitting record high after record high. That has a lot of people wondering whether we're entering bubble territory.
