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Most of the S&P 500 have already posted their first-quarter results. This week, big retailers begin to share their earnings reports. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the big daddy of retailers, steps onto the earnings stage Thursday. Macy's (NYSE: M) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) are also scheduled to...

This weekend in Barron's online: why it is time to buy Home Depot, the 100 best financial advisors in the United States, as well as the prospects for Raytheon, Sarepta, ClubCorp and more. Cover Story "Sunny Skies Over Home Depot" by Avi Salzman. As the housing market revives, shares of Home...

U.S. stocks extended Monday's gains despite lingering concerns over Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a draft treaty for Crimea to join Russia. U.S. economic data showed that housing starts in February remain healthy with modest gains. The Dow gained 0.55 percent,...

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...

This weekend in Barron's online: the best and worst income investments for the year ahead, and the prospects for Cisco Systems, Magna International, Titan International and more. Cover Story "Where to Find Yield" by Andrew Bary. This week's cover story in Barron's takes a look at some of the...

Here is a preview of what earnings to expect for the week starting November 11. While Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) are expected to post earnings growth when they report quarterly results this week, the focus really will be on retailers like...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) saw the most significant rises in short interest between the September 30 and October 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Advanced Micro...

In a new research report, Jefferies has singled out Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP), Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) and Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) as top network security software companies that are doing just fine, even as some other technology companies have struggled of late. In...

This weekend in Barron's online: Barron's yearly ranking of the best and worst states, as well as the prospects for Kulicke & Soffa, Coeur Mining, Spirit Realty, Sears and more. Cover Story "Munis on the Mend" by Andrew Bary. While there still may be problems in the municipal-bond market,...

Executive Vice President and CFO of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) Frank Calderoni talked about the tech company's future growth and global outlook on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning. Calderoni stated that Cisco has a good view due to their outreach on a global basis, with partners around the...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank say they believe that networking leaders Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) are well positioned to benefit from the increase in IT spending for data centers forecast at the recent VMworld 2013 conference. Below we take a...

Analysts at Lazard believe software makers Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), NetSuite (NYSE: N) and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) are well positioned to benefit from strong government spending in the current quarter and possibly to the end of the year. That should help them exceed consensus revenue estimates...

After a quiet start to the week on the earnings front, the big retailers begin to share their second-quarter results. First up, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS). More big retailers are on deck the following week. This week's highlights also...

Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) were among the communications equipment makers recommended in a recent research report from the Institutional Portfolio analysts at Oppenheimer. The analysts see these companies as poised...

The earnings season is beginning to wind down, and much of the focus this week will turn to central bank meetings and economic data from China and the United States. But, there are still plenty of earnings reports on the schedule this week, including those from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Time...