NEW YORK (AP) -- Eight years after Martha Stewart was released from prison for lying about a stock trade, the home diva is now facing another legal mess that may not be easy to...
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March 5 - News
As the Dow Jones Industrials soar past their previous record high in today's session, it's important to have a longer-term perspective on the market's performance.
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March 5 - News
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), the biggest home improvement store chain in the country, jumped 6% higher on Feb.
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March 5 - News
As well as the stock market has performed lately, Mondays had been a sore point for the average.
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March 4 - News
Down early in the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied in the afternoon to close just a few points below its all-time record high set in Oct. 2007.
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March 4 - News
Google News is showing reports that home prices capped off 2012 with the biggest rise in six years.
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March 4 - News
It's an unimpressive start to the week for the Dow Jones Industrial Average .
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March 4 - News
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) gave numbers on a bad day for the market and the subsequent fall in the share price means investors could be forgiven that for thinking that...
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March 4 - News
The Atlanta based home improvement chain just reported that net income in the latest quarter soared 32% to $1.02 billion, or 68 cents per share.
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March 4 - News
One benefit of following the Dow Jones Industrials is that there's always something going on with the 30 companies that make up the average. As the leaders of the U.S.
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March 4 - News
In 2012, do-it-yourself home-improvement giant The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) ended the year as one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's top-performing stocks.
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March 3 - News
In the world of mobile computing, the bring-your-own-device to work trend, or BYOD, is all the rage.
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March 2 - News
It appears some investors are gearing up for a nice rally in the housing market. Earlier this week, a number of major companies with exposure to housing spiked on news that "...
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March 1 - Stock Analysis
It hit another record, folks. Early in trading yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average outdid itself once again to claim a new multiyear record.
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February 26 - News
On the back of the worst daily decline since early November, stocks opened higher this morning, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
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February 26 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m. EST indicate that the Dow Jones Industrial Average may open 0.25% higher this morning, while the S&P 500 may open up 0.27%.
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February 26 - News
I've written about this before, but it's really important: Housing construction is on track for big rebound.
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February 25 - News
The Federal Reserve has taken unprecedented action over the past five years to try to cushion the blow from the financial crisis and ensuing market meltdown on the overall economy...
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February 25 - News
The shortened trading week was still a wild one.
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February 24 - News
Things were going so well.
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February 22 - News
Recent rosy figures from the US housing sector bode well for Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS), which is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and installation of home improvement...
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February 22 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 22 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 22 - News
iven the upward momentum of stocks so far this year, it seems crazy when the Dow Jones Industrial Average has a bad day -- yet here we are. As of 2:15 p.m.
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February 21 - News
For the second day in a row, blue-chip stocks are down considerably.
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February 21 - News
Do you blame yourself for not being smart enough to read the housing recovery in advance? Do you believe that you have missed a golden opportunity to make money since the stocks...
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February 21 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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February 21 - News
Earnings and earning-related news is the number one catalyst for stock movement.
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February 21 - News
Due to high associated costs, it doesn't make sense for the majority of individual retailers to develop a scalable same-day delivery network.
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February 21 - News
Fool contributor John Reeves wrote about seven stocks in 2013 that Fool analysts recommended for investors.
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February 20 - News
Net sales soared 21% to $210.7 million in the hardwood flooring retailer's fourth quarter, fueled by modest expansion but largely as a result of an exciting 13.2% spike in comparable...
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February 20 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average includes 30 of the most successful U.S. companies, with a reach that extends across the globe.
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February 18 - News
With so much riding on its new operating systems and phone line, Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) or BlackBerry won't get much wiggle room from investors, nor should it expect...
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February 15 - News
Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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February 14 - News
Acquisitions are one of the most exciting things that can happen to your stock portfolio.
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February 14 - News
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)'s BlackBerry is the middle of revamping its band, launching a new OS and introducing two new phones.
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February 14 - News
Rivals or similar companies tend to report earnings around the same time, making for interesting comparative opportunities. Two of my favorite companies report earnings a day...
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February 13 - News
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) gave results recently and served notice that its near term upside drivers from a housing market recovery are in place for 2013.
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February 12 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) has passed the 14,000 mark nine times already this morning, but hasn't stayed there for very long.
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February 12 - News
Whether it's because of the snowstorm in the Northeast, investors waiting for fresh economic data, or just simply market participants wanting to hear where President Obama would...
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February 12 - News
With little news out, no major earnings on tap, and Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year observance, investors are taking a breather today.
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February 12 - News
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has received the technological boot from The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD).
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February 11 - News
With the Dow recently hitting five-year highs it is getting harder to find value in this market.
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February 11 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened flat this morning before a sharp fall, bringing it down 40 points in the first few hours of trading.
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February 11 - News
The 30 companies among the Dow Jones Industrials represent a big cross-section of the American economy.
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February 11 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company ...
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February 8 - News
More and more governments are looking to use light emitting diodes (LEDs) in place of incandescent (Edison) and florescent lights.
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February 5 - News
Since its October 12 spin-off from parent company Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), shares of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc (NASDAQ:SHOS) have performed roughly...
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January 22 - News