Robert Hum is the Markets Producer at CNBC.
U.S. stocks posted strong gains in January, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to trade near an all-time high.
In the past four months, which was the better bet -- Facebook or Apple?
Facebook will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index prior to the open Wednesday.
For the third Presidency in a row, a President has been re-elected to serve a second term (Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama).
Twenty-five years ago today, on what became known as 'Black Monday', the Dow plunged 22.6 percent, its biggest single-day drop ever.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high on Tuesday for the eleventh time in the last twenty trading sessions.
The S&P 500 Health Care Sector rose to another record high Tuesday, led by managed care companies such as Humana and UnitedHealth Group.
After falling more than 40 percent from its all-time high of $705 back in September, Apple is showing signs of a comeback.
Will the rally continue uninterrupted, or will the Ides of March once again stifle the Dow momentum?
Quantitative Analyst and Editor of "By the Numbers"
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Market Data Analyst at CNBC
Markets Producer for CNBC