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U.S. stocks rose at the opening bell and continued to rise throughout the trading session. Investors and traders breathed a sigh of relief when the Federal Reserve indicated a rate hike is not likely in the short term. According to the Fed, it is examining multiple strategies to tighten its...

U.S. stocks rose as both the Dow and S&P 500 indices closed at record highs. With over 90 percent of S&P 500 companies reported earnings, investor focus has shifted to renewed merger and acquisition activity that provides a higher level of confidence that the economy is expanding. The...

Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...

This weekend in Barron's online: the Barron's Big Money poll, as well as the prospects for AIG, Pfizer, Tullow, Trinity Biotech and more. Cover Story "U.S. Money Managers Are Cautiously Optimistic" by Jack Willoughby. Barron's Big Money poll reveals that fewer money managers are bullish. But...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors found no new positive (or negative) developments from Ukraine and no new economic reports from China. Stanley Fischer, the nominee for Federal Reserve vice chairman will deliver a prepared testimony ahead of his confirmation at the Senate Banking...

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is up less than one percent in after hours trading after the company announced its fourth quarter results. The company reported a Q4 EPS of $1.15 versus the Street estimate of $0.96. Earnings per share were up 475 percent from the year-ago period. "AIG's...

The earnings season is winding down. Most of the S&P 500 have reported fourth-quarter results, and the good news is that earnings beats have outnumbered earnings misses. Here is a quick rundown of what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent quarterly reports. America Movil...

U.S stocks started off the week on a positive note with triple digit point gains for the Dow following one of the worst weeks in recent memory. Tuesday is an important day for the markets as the Fed begins its policy meeting which will last until Wednesday. After weeks of anticipating when (or...

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

Warren Buffett has never been much for the media spotlight which is likely one of the reasons why his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) reported earnings on Friday evening when traders were packing Wall Street bars talking about Anthony Weiner and the week’s winning trades...

This weekend in Barron's online: the future of TV, what's next for the Dell buyout, upcoming IPOs and the prospects for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Franklin Resources. Cover Story "The Future of TV" by Alexander Eule. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is having a good summer, points out Barron's,...

The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...

After taking a look at the prospects for higher interest rates and how investor sentiment might be affected by them, analysts at UBS (NYSE: UBS) have recommended three financial stocks that stand to benefit most from rising rates over the short term. They are insurers Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC...

First-quarter results from General Motors (NYSE: GM) will be one of the highlights on the earnings front this week. Analysts anticipate that the carmaker will say Thursday its revenue slipped about three percent from a year ago to $36.60 billion, but that earnings fell from $0.93 per share a year...

Are investors missing out on a great opportunity by avoiding AIG (NYSE: AIG)? According to Evermore Global Advisors co-founder, CEO and CIO David Marcus, the answer is yes. "Our largest holding today is AIG," Marcus told Benzinga. "I know a lot of value investors are starting to buy it. We've had...