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U.S. stocks rose as geopolitical events took a back seat and investors found positives in housing and consumer price index data released Tuesday. The markets followed the lead of Apple which closed at an all-time split-adjusted high of $100.53. Earnings from Home Depot and TJX Companies also...

Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant upswings in short interest between the May 15 and May 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Best Buy and J.C. Penney swelled more...

U.S. stocks rose on a light volume trading session following a three day weekend. Regardless, the S&P 500 index hit a new intraday all time high of 1,912.28. Tuesday's trading session saw the release of mostly positive economic data including durable goods and the S&P/Case-Shiller...

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), which like other fashion retailers targeting teens at the mall has taken a beating in the past year, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2014 results Thursday, May 29, before the markets open. Despite a rough 2013, the share price has risen more...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...

U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...

U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to “invade eastern Ukraine” as a six hour talk between U.S. Secretary of State John...

As the earnings season winds down, some the most anticipated quarterly reports this week. Most notably, reports will come from alternative energy companies FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) and Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), retailers American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG),...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Yandex: Teaming up with Google Russia's largest search engine Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has inked an agreement of cooperation with Google. Under the agreement, Google's advertising clients will gain access to Yandex's advertising inventory...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...

The market picked up where it left off Tuesday and recorded a second straight day of strong gains. The Dow posted a triple digit point gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gained as the Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicated that economic growth remained healthy in most U.S. regions. The...

Quarterly reports from retailers Kroger (NYSE: KR), Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) will be among the highlights this week. A couple of Chinese solar companies and the big Canadian banks are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick...

As we mentioned Wednesday morning, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets has initiated coverage on some fashion retailers aimed at the teen markets. The analyst saw Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) as one of the best in the sector, with weakness already priced in, and gave it an Outperform rating...