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U.S. stocks declined for the third straight day in another trading session in which Internet, social media, biotechnology and momentum stocks sold off. The Dow suffered another triple-digit point loss while the three major indices each saw declines greater than one percent. The timing of the...

U.S. stocks rose as investors focused on positive economic data rather than the tense situation in Ukraine. Economic reports showed that U.S. industrial production rose in February. President Obama imposed sanctions against Russian and Crimea officials following an election on Sunday which...

Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant swings in short interest between the January 31 and February 14 settlement dates. Tuesday Morning and HHGregg also saw a double-digit increase in the number of...

U.S. stocks rose after Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen appeared in the hot-seat today speaking to the Committee on Financial Services and U.S. House of Representatives. Yellen said that it is too soon to determine the extent of which cold weather played a role in a recent batch of poor economic...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. J.C. Penney: Margin improvements, decent outlook Last night, J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of -$0.68, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.85. Revenue of $3.78 billion missed...

In the final two weeks of January, when it had become clear how the holiday shopping season had shaken out and the markets seemed to be undergoing a correction, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP),GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) saw significant upswings in short interest. Other struggling...

Investors and traders were in clear selling mode today ahead of a very busy week of earnings. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffered losses of more than one percent. There were no key economic data releases today. Related: Earnings Expectations For...

In the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...

In the lead up to Black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among the struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...

Major indices began selling straight at the opening bell as investors drew closer to the conclusion that the Fed could scale back its bond buying activity as soon as next week following the new budget deal. Helping the Fed taper argument was a report released by BlackRock which made the case...

Investors had been anxiously and nervously waiting for today's job reports which could have sent major indices moving sharply in either direction. The November Nonfarm Payroll increased 203K, above consensus of 180K and above the previous reading of 200K. The Unemployment rate rang in at 7.0...

The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...

Black Friday, as the official start of the holiday shopping season, is over. Thanks to a shortened holiday calendar with only four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas (not to mention the fact Hanukkah begins November 27), many retailers had already planned an early start to this important...

Target (NYSE: TGT), which has jumped on the open earlier on Thanksgiving Day bandwagon this year, is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results Thursday, November 21, before the markets open. The question for investors is whether Target results will echo the disappointing third-quarter...

Judging by the share price, one would think Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) had turned itself around, though analysts' expectations for the most recent quarter are still very modest. Best Buy has been hitting new highs since August, and it looks like short sellers decided to get out of the way. Other...