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• Look Ahead: Wall Street Faces the Witching Hour Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 8:36 PM ET

  

  The path of the dollar and fallout from the quadruple expiration of futures and options could be big drivers for stocks on Friday.

• Stock Prices Signal Caution on Earnings: Transports Analyst Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 6:26 PM ET

  Shipping company and economic barometer FedEx reported quarterly earnings in line with earlier guidance on Thursday, but its projections for profit in the current quarter were well below expectations. Arthur Hatfield, transportation analyst at Morgan Keegan, shared his reactions to the firm’s earnings.

• Dow Sheds Over 1% as Financials Skid Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 5:46 PM ET

  Stocks declined Thursday as the dollar gained. Financials took a hit after an analyst slashed her outlook and Citigroup's offering disappointed. A weak outlook from shipping giant FedEx also weighed on the market.

• RIM Soars, Stuns the Street Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 5:36 PM ET

  

  So much concern, so much talk about dealing with disappointment, and a perceived slowdown in Blackberry momentum amid so much media clamor about anything and everything Droid from Google and what does Research in Motion do? Blows everyone away, that's what.

• Carnival Earnings: What Options Predict Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 4:22 PM ET

  Carnival is cruising into its earnings release Friday morning, and the bulls are getting on board.

• Tech Rally in 2010 Will 'Replay' 2003: Stock Picker Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 4:17 PM ET

  Corporate IT spending is going to be one of the prime drivers of the tech rally in 2010, said Paul Wick, portfolio manager at Seligman Communications & Information Fund. He shared his insight and stock picks.

• B of A Falls Hard Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 3:37 PM ET

  

  Just before 3pm today, volume in Bank of America picked up as shares fell below $15 – the price of its secondary offering earlier in the month.

• Stocks Fall as Financials Take a Hit Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 1:42 PM ET

  Stocks declined Thursday as the dollar gained. Financials took a hit after an analyst slashed her outlook and Citigroup's offering disappointed. A weak outlook from shipping giant FedEx also weighed on the market.

• Junk Bonds are Overbought—Look Here Instead: Strategist Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 1:19 PM ET

  Many investors see junk bonds as the way to go, but are the high yields worth the risk now? Thomas Karsten, president and CIO of Karsten Financial, told CNBC where investors should put their money.

• Stocks Slide as Dollar Gains; Citi Drops Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 12:05 PM ET

  Stocks declined Thursday as the dollar gained and weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week.

• Investing Outlook for 2010: 5 Reasons ETFs May Surge Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 11:54 AM ET

  2009 was a banner year for the ETF industry. Assets under management blew up to record levels, hitting $751 billion at the end of November, a 54 percent jump from a year earlier. Tom Lydon, editor of ETF Trends, offers his outlook for 2010.

• Markets to Continue 'Square-Root' Recovery: Strategist Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 10:42 AM ET

  Markets opened lower on Thursday as the dollar gained and weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week. David Waddell of Waddell & Associates and Bernard Beal of M.R. Beal & Co. shared their outlooks for 2010.

• The Next Investment Frontier: Risks & Rewards Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 10:27 AM ET

  Many investors are familiar with the emerging markets story, especially with the MSCI Emerging Index's 70% or so gain so far this year.

• Schork Oil Outlook: Is This The Peak? Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 9:30 AM ET

  Crude oil supplies in the Midwest (PADD II) and the GoM continued moving in opposite directions, writes Stephen Schork.

• After The Citi Offering, The Finger-Pointing Begins Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 9:23 AM ET

  

  Short dollar trade continues to unwind and lots of finger-pointing over Citi's disappointing pricing of its secondary.

• Whitney Cuts Goldman, Morgan Profit Estimates Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 8:51 AM ET

  Meredith Whitney Advisory Group cut its earnings estimates for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Thursday.

• Futures Fall as Dollar, Jobless Claims Rise Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 8:38 AM ET

  U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve reiterated its special liquidity measures would expire early next year, dragging bank stocks down.

• Charts: Buy AmEx, Be Wary of Citi and BofA Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 6:53 AM ET

  American Express shares looks set to gain nearly $10, but the outlook for Citigroup and Bank of America is negative as shares of the Wall Street banks could be set for sharp declines, Royce Tostrams, technical analyst at Tostrams Groep, told CNBC Thursday.

• Market Tips: Stick to the Value in Gold, Oil Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 6:13 AM ET

  Global stocks were lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve reiterated its special liquidity measures would expire early next year. Experts told CNBC investors should stick to value areas as a result.

• Top 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2010 Thursday, 17 Dec 2009 | 2:24 AM ET

  

  As New Year's approaches, money managers, strategists, sell-side analysts and economists turn their attention to what the next year holds.