Earnings season is coming closer to an end now that ~80% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.  Here's a look at which companies have had the biggest surprises so far...   Read More

Yesterday we passed the earnings season midpoint and now ~60% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.  Here's a look at which companies have had the biggest surprises so far...   Read More

Today is the biggest earnings day of the season and as of this afternoon, just over 30% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.  Here's a look at which companies have had the biggest surprises so far...   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of E Trade and Sprint popped while Potash and Sallie Mae dropped.   Read More

Futures popped a few points as continuing claims for unemployment recorded its first weekly drop since January. While last week was a record high (about 6.8 m), this at least is a step in the right direction.    Read More

We are now entering the "let's get real" phase of the commodity runup. Recall that commodities and commodity stocks have outperformed the overall markets since March on 1) the weak dollar, and 2) strong buying of commodities by China, which prompted momentum buying from speculators.    Read More

Sarah Ketterer, portfolio manager at Causeway Capital Management and Arthur Hogan, managing director at Jeffries shared their investing strategies.    Read More