Stocks are up 9 out of the past 10 sessions, fueled by a weak dollar and strong commodities but what happens when the greenback rebounds? Dan Fitzpatrick, president of Stockmarket Mentor and Paul Schatz, president of Heritage Capital shared their ideas and top sector and stock plays.    Read More

A smart speech by the Fed chief has given investors the green light.   Read More

And what it means for housing. Plus, get calls on the banks, alternative energy and more.   Read More

Plus, get seven more names to buoy your portfolio when the previously mentioned eight aren’t working.   Read More

Stocks have given up all of yesterday’s strong gains now. The markets drifted lower into the early afternoon as the dollar flirted with its own session highs. Then, as the S&P 500 fell below its Wednesday close of 1,042 (which was a 3-week low), the markets took another move lower. A notable increase in volume of the S&P 500 SPDRs was also seen by traders as the S&P fell below this support level.    Read More

Markets rose on Thursday after data showed the economy grew more than expected last quarter and jobless claims fell. How should investors be positioning their portfolios now? Dan Genter, president, CEO and CIO of RNC Genter Capital Management, and Dean Barber, founder and president of Barber Financial Group, shared their market insights.    Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Freeport-McMoRan and Kimberley-Clark popped while Hershey and Ericsson dropped.   Read More

The third quarter has past and for investors seeking dividends, they can be glad.  Standard & Poor's said yesterday that third-quarter dividend increases this year were the worst on record. Dividend payments during the third quarter fell 44.8% from a year ago, with only 191 of about 7,000 public companies -tracked by S&P- increasing their payouts.    Read More

Plus, Airgas' CEO offers his economic outlook.   Read More

James Hardesty at Hardesty Capital Management and Wayne Kaufman at John Thomas Financial weighed in on where to invest in a low-volume environment and what to watch next week.   Read More