These days in the newspaper industry, you can't expect positive news to come from an ad increase - the only upside is when cost-cutting works.   Read More

After hours, the traders poured over the latest earnings from Apple and Texas Instruments. What do their numbers say about tech firms reporting later this week?   Read More

The close on Friday, a big earnings day, was less than stellar. Volume was poor, and two stocks were down for every one that advanced.    Read More

This week all eyes are on Gannett; its stock has been flying higher, up more than 500 percent excluding dividends since hitting a low of $1.95 in March.   Read More

Up 180% over the past 3 months, find out which stock is on its way to become the biggest gainer in the S&P this quarter.   Read More

Despite a pull back in the U.S. equity markets last week, the S&P and Nasdaq Composite are having their best September since 1998 so far, while the Dow is on track for its biggest % gain in September since 2007.  Even though September ranks as the worst month historically on average for all three indices, the Nasdaq Composite has traded up 12 sessions out of 19 as of Monday's close while the Dow and S&P have finished up 11 days of 19.   Read More

The argument that the market advanced on merger news is silly: the important point is that the market has bounced at least three times on the modest 2 to 4 percent pullbacks that we have seen since June, so it is simply continuing a trend.    Read More

As we approach another quarter and month end, with just four days to go, the Dow is on track for its best third quarter since 1939, the S&P is on course for its biggest Q3 gains since 1970, and the Nasdaq Composite is having its best Q3 since 1997, based on September 24 closing levels.  Will the markets continue to hold on to gains or sell off by the end of the year?    Read More

Craig Hodges, co-portfolio manager at The Hodges Fund & Hodges Small Cap Fund said he is optimistic on small cap companies and sees the next five years as “outstanding investment time.” He shared his insights on where investors should put their money.    Read More

GCI, which is up 1.13 percent to $8.04 in midday trading, has fallen 12 percent in the last five sessions after a 96 percent gain during July. GCI's reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on July 15 but mainly because of cost cutting.    Read More