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U.S. stocks rose as earnings season continues to impress with companies like Comcast, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Verizon reported positive results. The National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales rose better than expected. helping propel stocks higher despite global...

U.S. stocks were lower as leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Canada have all made their respective countries position clear that Russia will face further sanctions if air investigators are not given full access to the crash site in Ukraine. Israel continued its ground offensive in the...

U.S. stocks sold off after news reports began to surface that a Malaysian Airlines jet has crashed in Ukraine. While details have yet to be confirmed, a Ukraine minister claimed that the plane, which carried nearly 300 people, was shot down by rebels. Also not helping the market sentiment...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....

U.S. stocks rose as both the Dow and S&P 500 indices closed at record highs. With over 90 percent of S&P 500 companies reported earnings, investor focus has shifted to renewed merger and acquisition activity that provides a higher level of confidence that the economy is expanding. The...

Who would have guessed all it would take was a phone call? Following a 30-minute phone conversation last week, one of Wall Street’s longest running feuds between activist investors Carl Icahn and William Ackman ended according to The Wall Street Journal. Ackman told Icahn’s assistant on April...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...

U.S. stocks inched higher as Apple's strong earnings reported on Wednesday proved to be not enough to ease fears over an escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. Reports surfaced of escalated troop movements in Ukraine while Russia began military drills near the Ukraine border. After...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight session on little market-moving news. The Nasdaq index was hit harder than other major indices with investors and traders selling off otherwise solid performers like Facebook, Google, Tesla, Keurig Green Mountain and others. "These are all stocks...

According to Bloomberg over the weekend, activist investor Bill Ackman’s Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) position is nearing break even—good news for his fund, Pershing Square Capital, that had lost a lot of money on the bet. Ackman’s Herbalife short bet has been the hedge funds biggest loser since 2004...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Apple: TV-streaming service in the works The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are discussing a service that would allow users to watch live TV in addition to receive on-demand TV programming....

U.S. stocks slipped to negative territory aided in part by Friday being a quadruple witching trading session. Major indices sold off in the afternoon as investors likely took some chips off the table going in to an uncertain weekend with the situation in Ukraine far from resolved. The S&P...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors found no new positive (or negative) developments from Ukraine and no new economic reports from China. Stanley Fischer, the nominee for Federal Reserve vice chairman will deliver a prepared testimony ahead of his confirmation at the Senate Banking...

When so many others would have cut their losses and ran, Bill Ackman is not only continuing to hold his short position in Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), he continues to dig for new headlines to keep the story fresh in the minds of investors, regulators and the media. Tuesday, Ackman held a conference...

U.S. stocks declined as investors continue to question China's growth prospects following Monday's shocking report that its exports had tumbled in February. Certainly not helping investor sentiment is the fact that Crimea's parliament voted to declare independence from Ukraine. This weekend,...