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U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....

U.S. stocks ended the day mostly positive in a volatile trading session as the Nasdaq rebounded from a one percent decline, finishing the day almost flat. The Dow traded higher by as much as 138 points but still ended the day modestly higher as Pfizer's massive $100 billion takeover plans gave...

U.S. stocks declined sharply for the second day in a row as investors found little reason to reverse Thursday's bullish activity. Right off the bat, JPMorgan reported disappointing quarterly results which led to a decline in the S&P 500 index. The Volatility Index, also known as the "fear...

U.S. stocks failed to rise in a choppy session which began the day in positive territory. Shares reversed and turned negative with technology stocks leading the way. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index" rose 3.9 percent to 14.57 despite economic data released today coming...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...

The iPhone 6 rumor mill continues to heat up among everybody from armchair Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) watchers to the analyst community. Wednesday, a new report by Susquehanna analyst Chris Caso made headlines, detailing the latest rumors surrounding Apple’s next phone. According to Caso, the...

With an average P/E of 22.7, investors know that in order to own a piece of the most talked-about sector on Wall Street, they’re going to have to pay up. However, not all tech stocks are premium-priced. First, the ground rules. We looked at stocks that had a market cap of at least $300 million...

Despite the recent outperformance of the broader markets in the sector, information technology analysts at Oppenheimer believe Corning (NYSE: GLW), Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) and TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) are poised for further gains. Corporate technology budgets are expected to grow along with...

It was a good week for U.S. markets, but going into the weekend, some names gave investors the gift of a compelling technical setup. To get the week started, we compiled five large cap. stocks that crossed above their 50 day moving averages. If you’re looking for some trading ideas for the week,...

Everybody's doing it. It's become so mainstream that when somebody hacks the Associated Press Twitter feed, it moves the Dow more than 100 points. If you've resisted the Twitter experience so far, give it a try. The secret to using Twitter is to be choosy. Don't follow just anybody. Constrain...

There’s more evidence that the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iWatch may be for real, but this time it’s not from an Apple wish list blog. In January we reported that Apple iWatch rumors were gaining steam—so much so that hopefuls were producing some impressive mockups of what an Apple iWatch might look...

The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is finally here. It may no longer be the ultimate destination for new electronics, but it is still one of the biggest and most prominent shows of its kind. Here are five cool things you can look forward to seeing at this year's show. A Revolutionary Display...

There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...

The earnings crunch rolls on. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth in this week's quarterly reports from Apple, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Visa. But ConocoPhillips, Ford and Netflix are among those expected to post significantly lower per-share earnings, compared to the same period of a...