The maker of Chef Boyardee pastas and Hunt's ketchup reported a 57 percent fall in third-quarter profit, hurt by costs related to its acquisition of Ralcorp.
The oil rally stalls, as crude falls 1 percent. has the rally in crude finally run out of steam, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.
Barry Bannister, Stifel Nicolaus chief market strategist, makes a bullish case for the markets, regardless of whether a fiscal cliff deal comes from Washington.
The FMHR traders discuss Toll Brother's big quarter, and whether it's time to buy the housing recovery; and Steve Grasso, Stuart Frankel, takes a closer look at the performance of the S&P 500 and the financials.
Robert Wetenhall, RBC Capital Markets analyst, breaks down the company's Q4 earnings beat, and discusses whether investors should take shelter in the luxury home builder.
CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the White House has responded to Boehner's counter-offer to the GOP's proposal; and discussing whether investors should relax ahead of possible higher taxes, with Doug Kass, Seabreeze Partners Management.
Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets, has been bullish on equities all year, and discusses where he thinks the markets are headed. "Past performance is not indicative of future results," he says.
The FMHR traders reveal their favorite three trades, and former Apple CEO, John Sculley explains why still owns Apple and believes the stock has room to run.
Stocks ended in negative territory Thursday, with the S&P 500 snapping a six-day win streak, as ongoing jitters over the "fiscal cliff" negotiations kept investors nervous.
CVS Caremark is looking at changes in U.S. healthcare as an opportunity to serve more customers, whether they are picking up prescriptions, getting them through the mail or stopping by an in-house MinuteClinic for a checkup.
Freeport-McMoran bought Plains Exploration and McMoran Exploration -- a company in which it already owns a partial stake -- in two deals worth a combined $9 billion.