Futures are trading up as Europe is up on an oversold rally.
Twitter has spawned a new way to communicate by limiting messages to 140 keystrokes. So here's a way to describe the Internet's latest craze within Twitter's space restrictions: It's a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information.
Charles Bobrinskoy of Ariel Investments has gone scavenging in Wall Street's trash can, and found a favorite stock to recommend. "Every time I'm on and I talk about this name, I get hate mail," Bobrinskoy told CNBC. "That makes me feel even better."
Stocks opened slightly lower Friday, led by banks after British bank Lloyds posted a bigger-than-expected losses.
Monday's rally in the Nasdaq? Yeah, that won't last.
Stocks ended at session highs Wednesday, led by banks, amid enthusiasm for this so-called "bad bank" plan and as the $825 billion stimulus package neared approval.
No question these are tumultuous times for Apple Inc. , and while it's easy to be distracted by the management, or mis-management at its highest echelons —depending upon who and what you believe — let's not forget that there is a company operating beneath those headlines, and that it will report its first quarter earnings Wednesday.
Stocks have rallied off their lows late in the day, partly on word that Senate Majority Leader Reid believes he has the necessary votes to approve the additional $350 billion of the TARP plan.
Charles Bobrinskoy of Manning & Napier Advisors has some essential questions to ask about the economic climate, its effects on stocks, and the scope of bargains: How bad is the news? How bad did we expect it to be? But beware of generalization. "What you have to do is pick through the rubble of 2008 and find out individual companies where the negativity is too great."
If you’re a tech investors you might want to keep a close on the CES show. We’re hearing some things….
Stocks ended a topsy-turvy session higher as investors juggled a profit warning from Bank of America and some dismal economic news with optimism over the Obama stimulus plan.
Stocks were on their way back up again as investors shrugged of some disappointing economic data and kept an optimistic outlook about President-elect Obama's economic-stimulus plan.
Google? No. Microsoft? Nope. Apple! Actually, no. It's Hewlett-Packard. Find out why big money managers will be buying this stock over the rest.
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Starwood Hotels and Dell popped while Hudson City Bank and Equity Residential dropped.