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- Friday, 27 Jan 2012 11:17 AM ET
Shares of the following companies are showing unusual moves in Friday's trading session [.SPX Loading... ()
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Among the winners, Cepheid [CPHD Loading... ()] rose sharply after the maker of biological testing systems forecast better-than-expected revenue figures in 2012.
To the downside, shares of Riverbed Technology [RVBD Loading... ()] plunged as the networking-equipment provider issued a weak first-quarter outlook. - Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 11:28 AM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
APS&P's consumer discretionary sector rose to a record high Thursday, as most major averages continued to post strong gains.
Since the beginning of 2012, the NASDAQ Composite has risen about 8 percent, followed by the S&P 500 and Dow, up 5 and 4.7 percent, respectively.
The consumer discretionary sector [.GSPD Loading... ()], which has an index weighting of 11 percent, is up about 6.5 percent this year — the fifth best-performing sector in the S&P [.SPX
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- Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 4:18 PM ETBy: Robert Hum
Getty ImagesUtility, material and industrial companies led the gains in the S&P 500 index on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve
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announced it will keep interest rates near zero in the long-term.
"The committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to one four percent, " said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at a news conference."We currently anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least until late 2014."
Utility stocks traded higher after the announcement, as investors sought high-yielding assets. - Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 3:33 PM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
Comstock | Getty ImagesHere's a look at stocks in the S&P 1,500 index [.SPSUP Loading... ()
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S&P 500: Trading volume in CA [CA Loading... ()] is up 300 percent over its 10-day average, after the business-software maker raised its annual dividend fivefold to $1 per share.
» Read More - Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 1:25 PM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
Below is a look at how Apple's market capitalization grew from $4.8 billion back in December 2000 to $417 billion today.
Since December 2010, Apple's valuation has gone up $183 billion or nearly 79 percent.
Apple's title of biggest company in the world is secured by a $2 billion difference with the second-largest company in the S&P 500, Exxon Mobil [XOM Loading... ()].
Will Apple [AAPL Loading... ()] remain on top? - Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 11:46 AM ETBy: Kristen Scholer
Airline stocks rallied Wednesday, after air carriers Delta and US Airways reported better-than-expected quarterly profits.
Getty ImagesIn fact, the NYSE Arca Airline Index [.XAL Loading... ()
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The index has been soaring this year, up more than 13 percent, after it hit a headwind in 2011, finishing that year down 31 percent.
Delta Air Lines [DAL Loading... ()] had a particularly bumpy landing in 2011, ending down 35.8 percent — its worst year ever since going public in 2007. - Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 3:25 PM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
MANDEL NGAN | AFP | Getty ImagesAhead of Tuesday's State of the Union speech, CNBC.com compiled a summary of market performance since President Barack Obama was elected on Nov. 4, 2008, and since he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009.
The NASDAQ Composite [COMP Loading... ()] posted the largest percent increase among the major equity indices, up 56 percent from the time Obama was elected.
Midcap stocks are also up significantly, with gains north of 60 percent in the past three years.
During the period, gold prices rose more than 80 percent, while the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has dropped from 3.719 in November 2008 to 2.064 today. - Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 12:23 PM ET
Shares of the following companies are showing unusual moves in Tuesday's trading session [.SPX Loading... ()
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Among the winners, BioLineRx [BLRX Loading... ()] rose sharply after the biopharmaceutical company announced a worldwide exclusive agreement with Genoscience to develop an oral treatment for Hepatitis C.
To the downside, shares of InterDigital [IDCC Loading... ()] plunged as the wireless-patent technology company said it had ended a strategic review and determined it would not put itself up for sale. - Monday, 23 Jan 2012 2:58 PM ET
China's Lunar Year or Spring Festival begins today, marking the start of the Year of the Dragon. Will the dragon, a symbol of good fortune in Eastern culture, breathe fire into the stock market in 2012?
Getty ImagesA Chinese young performer dressed in dragon costumes prepares to perform at a temple fair to celebrate the Lunar New Year of Dragon.
The Chinese New Year is symbolized by a new animal from the zodiac calendar, determined in a 12-year cycle. Last year, for example, was the Year of the Rabbit and 2010 was the Year of the Tiger.
Since the start of the S&P 500 index in 1928, dragon years have been significantly strong for both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, with a yearly average gain of 9.65 percent and 7.34 percent, respectively. - Monday, 23 Jan 2012 11:04 AM ET
Shares of the following companies are showing unusual moves in Monday's trading session [.SPX Loading... ()
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Among the winners, Cabot Oil & Gas [COG Loading... ()] rose following news that Chesapeake Energy [CHK
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To the downside, shares of Twin Disc [TWIN Loading... ()] plunged as second-quarter earnings for the power-transmission and equipment maker missed expectations.
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