Nokia attracted upside options activity yesterday after industry figures showed that its smartphones are gaining international market share.    Read More

Technology, so far, has been 2009's best sector, but it was also the best performer in the midst of Monday's rally.   Read More

Apparently, not all industries sink with the recession. Latest industry figures show that global smartphone business expanded by 4 percent in the third quarter compared with a year ago. Bertrand Bidaud, managing vice president at Gartner Group, shared his market views with CNBC.    Read More

Stocks could head into Friday on a positive note, rising on 'October-end' momentum. Existing homes figures for September will be in the spotlight.   Read More

Economists forecast the GDP number to show growth anywhere from just under 3 percent to as high as 4 percent - the first positive growth for the U.S. economy since second quarter, 2008.    Read More

Ahead of earnings investors are wondering if Motorola may be the rival that gives Apple and its iPhone a run for the money.    Read More

The floor under stocks feels a bit shaky, and the market could give way to more profit taking this week.   Read More

Nearly 80 percent of S&P companies have beat earnings expectations—is this due to low earnings estimates or is it a sign that the recovery is real? Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, and Tyler Dann, senior research analyst at Invesco Aim, shared their ideas.    Read More

Ahead of Friday's opening bell, investors will be watching earnings from Microsoft and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's address at the Boston Fed's annual conference.    Read More

The weakening dollar has been one of the catalysts driving stocks and other risk assets higher, and it is a main focus of traders this week as they sort through a deluge of corporate earnings news and watch the dollar shrink to a 14-month low.   Read More