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U.S. stocks were little changed despite an ADP jobs report showing better-than-expected numbers. The ADP report comes ahead of the non-farm payrolls due on Thursday. Analysts are expecting the payrolls to confirm 212,000 jobs were added in June. The markets will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday...

U.S. stocks were higher as the back-end of 2014 kicked off. The Dow came within less than two points of reaching the 17,000 mark as investors and traders found plenty of positives in a better-than-expected June auto sales and an expansion in U.S. manufacturing. The S&P 500 also traded at...

U.S. stocks were positive after the European Central Bank implemented steps to fight disinflation, including negative interest rates. On the home-front, initial jobless claims rose last week but that didn't stand in the way of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices trading at historical all-...

Marlon Weems is the founder of Hillcrest Strategies, which provides value-based management consulting services to institution clients in the financial services industry. Weems has over 30 years of financial services experience, which includes managing several boutique brokerages and trading...

This weekend in Barron's online: how to play the merger boom, as well as the prospects for Time Inc., Global Brass & Copper, Barnes & Noble and more. Cover Story "Top 10 Ways to Play M&A" by Jack Hough. Mergers are at near-record levels, says this week's cover story in Barron's, and...

U.S. stocks were mixed as a positive measurement of small business sentiment offset a disappointing retail data set. Following Monday's action, the S&P 500 and Dow indices not only traded at new historical-all time highs, but closed at record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 briefly traded...

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Dow finished in positive territory and the S&P 500 index turned negative after rising to within two points of its record close. The Nasdaq also turned negative towards the end of the day, declining for the third straight day. Earnings continue to come in mixed...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been around seven percent higher over the past 90 days and near its all-time high. Among its top performing components, those up more than 10 percent in the same period, analysts believe Caterpillar, Chevron, Disney, DuPont and Johnson & Johnson have the...

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), which is making every effort to exploit its recently acquired Marvel and Star Wars franchises, is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday, May 6, after the markets close. Analyst sentiment is optimistic about the growth prospects of animation...

U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered the latest move by the Federal Reserve who stacked on another $10 billion to its tapering effort. By doing so, the central bank has lowered its asset purchases to $45 billion per month. “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in...

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...

Game of Thrones is one of the most popular shows on cable, earning an average of six million viewers for the first airing of new episodes. That number rises with each repeat airing, along with online streams from Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) HBO Go. Peer-to-peer downloads greatly increase the total...

U.S. stocks rose sharply after minutes from the Federal Reserve eased concerns over when the central bank would raise interest rates. The decision to let go of the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold for raising interest rates was finalized in early March. Additionally, the Fed's minutes...

U.S. stocks rose as major indices finished the day just barely in the green as the Dow was up as much as 50 points and lower by 65 points before settling the day gaining 10 points. The Nasdaq bounced back sharply from its worst three-day performance since 2011 as investors went bargain hunting...