Two market obsessions now: Earnings season kicks off Wednesday with Alcoa; and debate rages over the need for a second stimulus package. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS, offered CNBC his stock-market insights.   Read More

The major indexes ended trading up Monday. How should you read it? Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, joined CNBC Monday afternoon to offer his stock-market outlook.   Read More

Investors should look to buy into banks that don’t need to raise further capital, but avoid those that do, Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN, told CNBC Friday.    Read More

Amid all the steps the government has taken to shore up the banking system, a recent proposal by the Obama administration to require lenders to retain a stake in securitized loans is a "tremendous game-changer," says real estate mogul Richard LeFrak.   Read More

Citigroup cut Bank of America's share-price target to $18 from $20 Thursday, predicting a loss in the second quarter and a big writedown on Merrill Lynch debt.   Read More

Wall Street is getting some of the pull back it's been looking for, and the question now is how deep will it bite into the market's recent gains.   Read More

The latest and greatest proposed reform of the financial system seems to set incentives in the wrong direction, writes William Dunkelberg, Economics Professor at Temple University.   Read More

The Fed meeting and a record $104 billion of Treasury auctions are the big hurdles for the market this week. Plus, weekend news that Apple chief Steve Jobs had a liver transplant will put techs in focus.   Read More

Rochdale Securities analyst Richard Bove started Citigroup with a 'buy' rating and a price target of $4 Friday, calling it "the only truly international bank in the world."    Read More

Traders are already looking ahead to next week's Fed meeting as the next potential catalyst for stocks.   Read More