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U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

Fiscal third-quarter results from ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX), consumer goods giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) and leading technology company Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will be the highlights on the earnings front this week. Packaged food producers ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills (...

Many homebuilder stocks have had a strong start to the new year, even as some economic data suggest the housing recovery may have stalled. But analysts believe that MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO) and Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF) shares still have some...

U.S. stocks moved sharply higher today as investors and traders digested positive news about the job market. It is unclear if Thursday's momentum will be carried forward Friday with the release of the January employment survey. The Dow gained 1.22 percent, closing at 15,628.53. The S...

On the earnings front, things will start out slow this week, but then FedEx (NASDAQ: FDX), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) and others will take their turns in the earnings spotlight. Below is a quick look at what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent...

In early September, the housing market continued to recover, even while mortgage rates crept higher as well. Overall, the short interest moves in residential construction stocks were modest in the period. However, KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) and Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC)...

Highlights on the earnings front this week will include the reports from Nike (NYSE: NKE) and BlackBerry (NYSE: BBRY). Analysts are looking for solid year-over-year revenue growth from both, as well as earnings growth from the former and a narrowed net loss from the latter. Others on deck to share...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the early weeks of August, as concerns about rising interest rates began to grow. M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw upswings in short interest of more than 12 percent. The number of shares...

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The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the final weeks of July, as the recovery in the housing market continued to recover. KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) and NVR (NYSE: NVR) saw upswings in short interest of more than 20 percent. The...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the early weeks of July, as the recovery in the housing market continued to sputter along. Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and TRI Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH) saw the sharpest upswings in...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the final two weeks of June, as the recovery in the housing market continued to sputter along. Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF), Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw the sharpest swings in...

The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed during the first two weeks of June, as the recovery in the housing market continued to gather steam. NVR (NYSE: NVR), Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) saw the sharpest swings in short interest....

Quarterly reports from Nike (NYSE: NKE), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) and BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this week. Here is a quick look at what analysts are expecting from these and some of the week's other, most prominent earnings reports. See also:...

The short interest moves in most residential construction stocks were mixed during the latter two weeks of May, as the recovery in the housing market continued to gather steam. But KB Home (NYSE: KBH), NVR (NYSE: NVR) and Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) saw the sharpest rises in short interest...