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The Justice Department's consumer-protection branch is conducting an investigation into infant formula maker Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT). The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Justice Department is investigating conduct at Abbott's plant in Sturgis, Michigan, citing people...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty. Returning buyers and chief executives were among the insiders making purchases this week. Biotechs, REITs and a car rental leader saw notable insider purchasing of shares. Conventional...

  This weekend's Barron's examines why the merger frenzy among chipmakers has not impressed investors. Other featured articles discuss stock picks for any presidential outcome, how health insurers perform after elections, and the good, bad and odd of big tech earnings. Also, the...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's features the results of the latest ranking of the best mutual fund families. The past year was full of changes for the mutual fund industry. Other featured articles include more on mutual funds and Barron's latest picks and pans. In...

Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. Two health care stocks were among those leading that trend in the first weeks of May. The number of shares short in one of them doubled for the second period in a row. It does not appear that short sellers have "...

A family-friendly employer doesn’t just make it possible for parents who work there to care for their children without worrying about jeopardizing their job status. In addition, a true family-friendly employer also provides useful benefits that match the needs of working parents. Here...

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...

U.S. stocks rose as investors felt that earnings season is positive enough so far to reverse weakness the markets have seen in recent weeks. "Investors were braced for poor results, and at least so far, the numbers have been better than feared. We'll have a little more information to act on...

U.S. stocks held on to strong gains as U.S. industrial production rose more than projected. The Fed confirmed it will maintain a "friendly" policy that will support the economic recovery. According to Fed Chief Janet Yellen there are three main concerns the central bank is facing. Specifically...

Among the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies, Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) and Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) saw the most significant upswings between the December 31 and January 15 settlement dates. Gilead Sciences, Pharmacyclics and Regeneron...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...