In what appears to be a bet consumers will stick with discount retailers even after the economy rebounds, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway increased its Wal-Mart holdings by almost 90 percent during the summer.... Read More

The companies that are in the market are much stronger in terms of earnings power, said Bernard Lirola, a Morningstar 5-star-rated fund manager at Needham Growth... Read More

Thursday's economic reports should paint a fairly current picture of the state of manufacturing, housing, and the consumer, all key pillars of the economy... Read More

Traders are looking straight past quarter end to the September jobs report at the end of the week.... Read More

Wall Street will quickly shift its focus to corporate earnings news once the books are closed on the third quarter this week... Read More