Stocks are casting a wary eye on oil and, lacking any dramatic events, earnings news could steer the market.   Read More

Citigroup's better-than-expected earnings report turned the tide ahead of the open.    Read More

Earnings from J.P. Morgan and some other big companies could sway the market's early direction, but traders are closely watching oil to see if it will make or break the upswing in stocks.    Read More

What follows below is an unofficial transcript of my interview on Kudlow & Company last night with Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY). Mr. Bunning is a Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee.    Read More

Today's CPI data follows yesterday's disappointing PPI.  The 1.1% rise in the month of June is the biggest one month rise since September 2005 and the biggest year over year increase since 1991.  Here is a break down of where costs are rising the most.   Read More

Oil's move could be a key trend in Wednesday's markets, as traders watch more Fed testimony, a bunch of earnings reports and another helping of inflation data.    Read More

Merrill Lynch sector strategist Brian Belski's comments may have overshadowed Bernanke's testimony in some traders' minds. In a research note this morning, he called for a possible end to the commodities cycle (stocks, not futures) after such a strong first half of the year.   Read More

With the Dow at levels not seen since July 2006, today's weak economic data is weighing further on the markets.   Read More

Investors trashed shares of these government-sponsored enterprises last week, knocking them down almost 50 percent on a wave of bankruptcy rumors. Former St. Louis Fed president Bill Poole argued that technically, the two are already in bankruptcy, while fears spread they couldn’t even raise overnight money to finance their operations.    Read More

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before a Senate committee takes on even greater importance for Tuesday's markets, now that the Fed and Treasury have promised to backstop mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.    Read More