stocks Coventry Health Care Inc

  • The new SEC rules on the single stock circuit breakers were published today in the Federal Register. This now begins a 10-day public commentary period, which are due on or before June 3, 2010. Elsewhere, this has all the characteristics of a quiet summer day; but given the recent volatility, that is being greeted with relief rather than yawns.

  • The market had every reason to sell-off recently. We had renewed worries about Greece, a higher dollar, and Treasury auctions. So why isn't the damage worse?

  • Stocks picked up again in the final hour of trading after the Federal Reserve said it would continue to keep interest rates low for "an extended period."

  • Stock index futures remained true to recent form before the bell Tuesday, little changed compared with fair value ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later in the day.

  • Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Coventry and BP popped while UBS and Electronic Arts dropped.

  • Stocks closed broadly higher on optimism that help was on the way for Greece to deal with its heavy debt burden.

  • Stocks staged a relief rally Wednesday amid talks of a bailout for Greece and positive earnings and sales news from some key Dow components.

  • U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday morning, a day after a last-hour selloff pushed the Dow to its first close below 10,000 since November, and the S&P 500 to a fresh three-month closing low as well.

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    What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Tuesday, Feb. 9.

  • Stocks struggled Wednesday as investors took a breather after a two-day rally and braced for the start of earnings season. But banks and techs giane.d

  • Stocks slipped Wednesday as investors took a breather after a two-day rally and braced for the start of earnings season.

  • Wall Street momentum has clearly shifted back in the direction of the bulls. After falling for seven of eight sessions, the major averages have now risen for two consecutive days, with the Dow chalking up its biggest one-day advance since August 21. 

  • Small cap stocks may be risky, but they’re great for investors who want to make money in this type of market, said Chao Chen, portfolio manager at TFS Capital.

  • Stocks ended slightly lower Tuesday, though the Nasdaq eked out a gain. And Citigroup shares soared.

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    A general air of uncertainty over what Washington has in store for health care reform is spreading to Wall Street, where investors are leery over what ramifications the undertaking will have on portfolios.

  • Stocks fell to the lows of the day this afternoon as a couple of issues weighed on the markets.

  • 100 days have now passed since President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law.  Signed less than a month into his administration, the stimulus package provides notable investments into infrastructure/construction, renewable fuels/alternative energy, farming/agriculture, and healthcare.

  • Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.

  • Stock action in the last week of the month supports bull position. Remember the bull position: that the great decline in stock prices, combined with government support, along with economic news that will prove to be "less bad" as the months go on, is providing a floor under the stock market.

  • The swine flu epidemic remains a wild card, as no one is quite certain how far the epidemic will spread.