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Investors are buzzing about the other natural resource names that could be in play now that Glencore and Xstrata are on the brink of the biggest mining deal ever.   Read More

Within the Dow, McDonald's is the top performing stock since May 2008, up 65 percent, followed by Home Depot, up 56.5 percent. Bank of America is the worst performing stock, down 78 percent.   Read More

TheStreet.com analyzes five of the best performing Dow stocks in 2012.   Read More

Jim Cramer’s researcher, Nicole Urken, peeks behind the curtain of the recent surge in financials.    Read More

Here is a look at the lowest and highest priced stocks in the S&P 500.   Read More

The S&P 500 closed above its closing high hit last October, a technical breakout that could spark more buying, chart analysts and traders said. How much buying, is subject to debate.   Read More

The street's negative revisions on earnings made a lot of room for positive surprises, which will comes, says Ashwani Kaul, CEO and chief research officer of Kaul Advisory Group.    Read More

Take a look at some of Tuesday morning's early movers.   Read More

Chief executives and analysts have lowered expectations by so much for earnings reporting season, stocks may continue their 2012 gains as results come in higher than expected.    Read More

Crosscurrents from Europe, a gaggle of Fed speakers and the start of earnings season in the coming week will provide a critical test for markets in the new year.   Read More