A rush of corporate earnings news should help steer stocks Thursday, but Europe’s sovereign debt crisis could come back into play, depending on the outcome of Spanish bond auctions. Read More
Expect volatility in the week ahead as earnings season kicks into high gear, with 12 Dow components and nearly a fifth of the S&P 500 reporting. Plus, European sovereign debt issues. Read More
Since March 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has recovered about 84 percent of its losses during the financial crisis, while the S&P 500 index has erased about 78 percent of its bear-market losses. Read More
The S&P Tech sector is showing another shade of its glory days. For the first time since the tech bubble popped back in 2000, technology companies have reclaimed a hefty 20 percent weighting in the S&P 500 index. Read More
While this week’s rise toward 13,000 may be reminiscent of April 2007, today’s Dow Jones Industrial Average is quite different in composition than the average that hit that level nearly five years ago. Read More
As earnings season begins, investors will keep a close eye on comments from multinational companies regarding the effect of a strengthening U.S. dollar on future earnings. Read More